Freedom

Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria's call obey
To serve our fatherland with love and strength and faith
The labor of our heroes past shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might, one nation bound in freedom, peace, and unity

In western Africa, a nation lies
With great leaders and hardworking guise
Their joy and love, a peaceful sight
A happiness that shines, without a fight

Their farming and crafts, a simple way
No formal education, yet they sway
Their happiness, a treasure to see
A nation content, wild and free

But then came foreigners, with new ways
Formal education, and modern days
They brought technology, and gadgets galore
But tied the nation's freedom, evermore

Their traditional practices, wiped away
Citizens enslaved, with no say
Their horses of dignity, killed and gone
Their eagle of strength, weak and forlorn

Their flag of peace, a symbol of pain
Tears and agony, a nation in vain
Their labor, for nothing, it seemed
Their lives, not valued, their future beamed

But still they struggled, for years and years
Until a moment, when they rose through tears
With strength in mind, they fought to be free
And broke the chains, of slavery

Their unity, ignited, like a flame
Their freedom, a new nation, with a new name
A bolder symbol, of strength and might
A nation reborn, in the morning light

No more slaves, no more pain
Joy and peace, in the nation again
The eagle soars, with wings wide spread
The horses prance, with dignity ahead

One nation bound in freedom, peace, and unity
And blessed with peace, and prosperity
With love and faith, we'll stand as one
And build a nation, where all can thrive, as one!

© Wisdom Ubani

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