Chibok 269
Star spangled night
In the incandescent sky on this night so sore
Not akin to the star-spangled banner
Not to the ideals
In one night after the school exams
Hanging air of trepidations
The vehicles came to move the peace afar
With gory evil reeking men
Like Charon to deliver in his boat
Into the labyrinth of Sambisa
In your night gowns, in your monthly flows
You left your beds untouched, the taps running
Your dinner uneaten, your exams unfinished
Chibok girls
In us you have travelled the world
From Canada to china
Even if you are confined
In the deepest part of this summits
Of the ancient basin of dead ocean of Chad
To wear malnourished hairs, hung on emaciated bodies
Adorning creaking bones resultant of lack of calcium
We heard you were dressed in clothes fanciful to them
Married off with not a choice
No guardian or guardian to give your hand
Like slaves in a roman auction
Yours can never be as the rape of Lucrese
Chibok girls
Brave and we know
Resolute in minds uncertain
In this cage of honour
You shall be back in dignity
Awaited by garlands and our own purple hearts
You will complete your examinations
Lay on beds you made
Eat your dinner you left behind
Get your inoculums
Make us smile as you dance the moon light dance
Because the book is not finished yet
It is the last chapter left
This chapter
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