A touching tribute to the missing Chibok girls by Lebile Melt Tosin

'911' by Lebile Melt Tosin

Uwar na (Mama),

I’ve always dream of a future

My heart longs for a glorious tomorrow

When all my dream would come

For you to be proud of me

uwar na,

You’ve always taught me to work hard

Face my studies in order to be great

So I can climb the ladder of success

And sit with legends

uwar na,

All dream

All hope of great tomorrow

Fade aways

As Boko boyz storm our camp

The story is not hidden from you

But the experience still linger in me

uwar na

For a year I’ve wallop in their net

Our nation had forgotten us

As the dream and vision was stolen

And our tomorrow is only a tick to death

uwar na

You’ve read news

We’ve experience trauma

We’ve been defiled

Many sentence to grave

The cross is unbearable

The experience a scar

uwar na,

One thing carry me on

Even if a year of my life is a waste

I still look towards my dream

I believe I will get there

Only if my tomorrow is not stolen

And my path not lead to grave

You can only pray

But let everyone knows that the sins we suffer is not ours

We are not a slave or the sacrificial lamb

We are also the future

And our space in success of this nation would remain empty

Until someone find us …the remaining lamb

I keep dailing 911

Hoping someone would help us

Each new day bring a new hope

Only if only help won’t be late

Save me

Save my unborn kids

Save a generation.

This poem was first published on poetry.wrr.ng

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