How To Love Nigeria. By ChizzySpeaks

It all started when I felt an object being developed while I laid suspended in the comfort of my temporary home

I was only a zygote then so the image wasn't clear

but as I became a foetus it was lucid and I realized that the object that was being developed was a placenta like bouquet💐 ,

I'd stayed for 270days,9 months per say an indication I was ready for marriage. 

The lot of who would be my bride was casted on my behalf between two individuals, mum and dad 

and my bride happened to be Nigeria 

That's the same story with all of you, we didn't chose Nigeria 

So sometimes we're not at ease

we're looking for ways to leave the country 

we just think nigeria is not where we're supposed to be

now that we're here why don't we bring the best out of her

A lot of times what we do is at every conversation we have we mock her failing state and pass the blame on buhari's change 

Nigeria is more like a museum filled with art

you are one piece of art, you are, we are

maybe the problem is that we've had our eyes shut all the time

so we couldn't appreciate all of her, by that i mean all of her, all of me, and even all of you. 

let's take a trip down Memory Lane

our past heroes fought together to get us this far

but these days we prefer fighting each other like in the avengers civil war

how then do we go further 

our love for Nigeria can be expressed when we love our neighbors just like we love ourselves or even our cells 

I think the problem is the date we associate with love

love is not only to be expressed on February 14,it's everyday 

or maybe we should bring back the date to 13th and do it the way 1Corinthians 13 explains it

because when you open to that part of the scripture 

the first description is that love never gives up 

Our love for Nigeria is not about what we're expecting 

but rather, it's about what we're willing to give

how much we're willing to give up so she can stay up 

I know it's easy to love when you've never been hurt 

it's easy to give when you're never in want

it's easy to see when it's never been dark 

that's why we make withdrawals when they're no benefits 

leaving Nigeria with deficits 

when instead we should be making deposits 

just so I don't sound too abstract 

let's talk about other practical ways you could love her 

you could sharpen your talents, develop your gifts, learn a new skill: photography,baking,graphics or video editing like Edison 

We could improve on Nigeria by improving on our selves, by making ourselves necessary

for we are a reflection of our country 

do you remember how you use to trip and fall when you were a kid

and sustain an injury on your feet

sometimes you took drugs, antibiotics, I remember taking ampiclox  and if it got worse I'd visit the hospital 

why couldn't you just cut the feet away, you wouldn't be able to withstand the excruciating pain

and besides you believed your feet will be whole again 

If we love Nigeria, there will be proofs

there will be action and it will be evident for all to see the reaction 

and according to newton's first law of motion 

when action speaks there will be reaction's deed and it will be evident for all to see just how much love you have for your country 

maybe you don't really love her 

like a playboy all you want is the kiss

the one night stand you want to be pleased 

but that wasn't the plan from the beginning 

it was for better for worse

we'll love her when she's right or not 

but now we slide the best in the gutter and present the worse!

when next we say I pledge

Let's make sure we're not the one breaking the edge

When next we look at Nigeria 

and all we see is a shrunken frame, loose clothes, withered hands and chained feet

Let's all picture an eagle soaring in the sky, let's all picture her being free from all these economic ills

let us ponder on that picture until it penetrates our mind fully and becomes our reality

When next we're  tempted to say Nigeria nor dy try

let's go down on our knees 

let's intercede 

let's call forth what we want to see

and work towards it

Let's shout it out loud

bellow if you can

and say Nigeria i am

We're Nigerians nevertheless 

and though she recess 

We'll never regret

We'll never relent 

We'll put in the work 

Until she works!

ChizzySpeaks is from Delta State, Nigeria.

Studying Microbiology,

He's a spoken word artiste,

A Regular at Nyimarr's Spoken word and Loves Warri.

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