Fictions, Prayers and Banners

Fictions, Prayers and Banners

Our flag shall be a symbol
That truth and justice reign?
Truth? Justice? Reign?
In peace…? Peace?
A banner without stain?
The stains of war, death, blood
Of graft and injustice
Nepotism, evil, inequality, inequity
Poverty and human suffering
The banner is badly stained.

O God of all creation
Grant this our one request
Help us to build a Nation
Where no man is oppressed
And so with Peace and Plenty
Nigeria may be blessed.

 

Help us to dispense with our fictions
That we may embrace the needed work
Truth. Justice. Peace.
A banner without stain.
Unity. Development. Progress.
Welfare. Prosperity. Merit.
Equality of opportunity and citizenship
Ending corruption and injustice, uplifting lives
Lifting the affliction of poverty
That the banner may be clean and true