Saturday, June 3, 2017

BIAFRA IS THE IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME

How do we deal with the idea whose time has arrived?
Is it by bows and arrows, guns or by bullets?
Is it by lynching at the Senate or House?
No,  Biafra shalt rise in spirit and in authenticity
Thou Biafra hast recaptured the old glory sublime
Thou art inspiriting, inspirational, Awe-inspiring
Magnificent, Uplifting, Moving, Transcendent
Lemme be in Biafra! Lemme taste Biafuru
Gimme that old time epoch-making magic
Of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Era
That indomitable fortitude of a people displaced
Of men and women with heads bloody but unbowed
Of women carrying in sacks heads of husbands cowardly slain
Butchered in pusillanimous undeclared battle covertly devised
Of husbands gathering the remains of wives whose bellies were gutted
And neonates hardly able to survive outside wombs were littered
Of Uzuakoli and Abiriba dancers gyrate with heads scarfed neatly in baskets
And “omu” in pursed lips shrouded with magical silence only the dead understood
Brave Imo men in loin cloths wielding machetes willing to die for the cause
Tell me of the late Frank Anuebunwa of Nkwerre Orlu who declared
“Long live Ojukwu, for Biafra shall never die
I’m ready to abandon this body and fly with wings of light
To answer Ojukwu’s fatal call anew to spill precious blood if need must be”
What is man if he believeth not what he dieth for
Or dieth for that which  hardly stirred a shred  of conviction?
Can you declare in a nutshell what in essence this life encompasses?
And unravel the mystery of life and discern the unfathomable?
But Thou art the Biafra;
We worship Thee, adore Thee, and Thou art all we have
B stands for the barbarity and bellicosity of our attackers & their Betrayal
I is the Igboman, the Israeli war planes, our Idiosyncrasies and Ideals
A is our mission’s Awesomeness, the Apex of our pains, our Assiduousness
F  stands for fearlessness of our soldiers, the falafel,  the flibbertigibbet, the Faux pas
R Is Ratiocination and Reasoning behind our Rationale, Refulgent Radiance
A stands for the Assurance of our victory, our Audacity, Autochthonous voices
The Mystery of Biafra is a bottomless sea, soundless as light, boundless as echo
Can anyone forget events that took place in Biafra some 50 yesteryears
When Igbos, like lions,roamed  Eastern Nigeria, and Anyamirins developed the North
When  Zik  was at Lagos, Okpara in the East, and Mbadiwe’s opposition blast off
When Igbos were Igbos, pride was high, robbery and kidnapping very much unknown
When Igbo marriage was designed in heaven and destined to span eternity
Men planted yams and sat in circles around calashes of fermented palm wine
While pregnant prepubescent girls pounded foofoo with skinny pestles
Children hid away in corners with school lessons under smoking kerosene lamps?
Thou Biafra shalt surely rise again in spirit and reality
Surely, Thou shalt recapture Thine past glory, come what may;
Come high water or gusting wind, Gimme that old time Igbo spirit ere I die
Feed me Biafra till I thirst no more, till my mouth is filled with savory meat
Come,  Sweet Love, my Master, the Great Biafra
Aren’t Thou the Biafrans?
KEYS
Anyamirins: Drinkers of cool water in the hot Hausa summer
Lemme: Let me see or let me taste
Gimme: Give me
Biafra: the rebirth of the Eastern Region of Nigeria
Biafuru: Come and see
Barbarity: horrifying attacks on Anyamirins by Mr. Gowon and his Nigerian soldiers
Bellicosity: inclination or eagerness to fight aggressively in hostile, belligerent manner
Buhari: the chief Fulani herdman whose nama (cow)a Biafran stole and  munchi (chops or eats all)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
IPOB: the Indigenous People Of Biafra who engage in protests, demanding “dismantle this system”
Nnamdi Kalu: Igboman from Great Britain who wants to make palaver with Buhari   
Flibbertigibbet: Middle English word refers to a flighty or whimsical person, usually young women                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Foofoo: preferred meal of the Igbos, consisting ground flour and very hot water, usually swallowed
Zik: Nnamdi Azikiwe, the restful Zungeru Igboman whose first name our restless IPOB leader adopted
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu: the Oxford man who declared the State of Biafra  with ogbunigwe
Michael Okpara: Premier of the Eastern Nigerian Region that specialized in eba (garri) and achara soup
Mbadiwe: That colorful man, also known as that burly forward-ever-and-backward-never wrestler
Falafel: deep-fried ball or doughnut made from ground corn flour
Autochthonous: indigenous, native of the rainforest known as the Biafra
Ogbunigwe: the clever contraption the Biafrans developed to blow Nigerian soldiers up in the air
Omu: tiny leaf placed between lips as one engaged in a struggle that ended in death
Pusillanimous: timid, cowardly, spineless, faint-hearted, lily-livered, fearful

Refulgent: shining, bright, gleaming, like crystal chandeliers

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