I AM NIGERIA: NIGERIA’S EMBRACE

Come,

Listen closely to the rhythmic Lub dub,
within a perfectly sculptured ribcage,
Beating in unison with peace and unity,
in the pounding chest of Great Nigeria!

Come,
Slumber on padded flesh,
on a maiden’s gigantic rocking breasts,
Climb gently up her shoulder’s pedestal,
or hit hard the blades of her pride.

Come
Receive waking pats of the rich and laureate,
from Dangote and Soyinka’s great flaginas.
Glistening in blessings from oily palms,
spilling forth from fortune’s crude pores

Come,
Chuckle at fingers that tickle,
sorrow from mellow melancholic armpits.
Dance with passengers of Kalangu,
riding the winds of North easterlies.

Come,
Kiss the snout king of lemurs,
on lips harboring a thousand tongues,
An outstretched arm in each dialect,
welcoming the world into its bosom.

Come,
Leave with Maryam Maigida’s iris,
and paint with it murals of your orgasm.
Of a time when you hugged Nigeria.
and felt the beauty beneath her garment.