USA Africa Dialogue Series - Di State Of Di Nation 8 (Nigerian Pidgin English Poetry Series)

By Chidi Anthony Opara

 

Neighbour neighbour,

Neighbour

Where you dey?

Neighbour,

You still dey sleep?

Good morning neighbour,

I dream one kin dream last night.

 

I dream dream

Wey I dey for Lagos,

I dey for Isale Eko area

With my main men dem.

Neighbour,

Come see jolly jolly.

 

Musician dem full every corner.

Politician dem,

Pastor dem,

Imam dem,

Book people dem,

Write write people dem,

All of dem full,

All of dem dey jolly.

Na im me

And my main men dem

Come join di jollyment.

Food full,

Drink dey.

 

As we dey jolly,

I come ask wetin dey happen,

Dem come tell me say

Aswaju dey do birthday.

I ask who be Aswaju,

Dem tell me say

Aswaju na di before before governor

Wey anti corruption people

Been dey talk say im corrupt well well.

 

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