Jealousy, it is best described as a cancer
It starts small and grows over time
It is simply the bad side of envy
That seeks to destroy what it does not have
Jealousy is as old as mankind
It made Abel kill his brother Cain
It destroys nations, families, friends and all in its path
The cause of the bloodiest war in heaven among the angels
The cause of Hitler's hatred for the prosperous jews
The reason for France, Portugal and Britain's colonizations
The driving force of Napoleons's mission
The foundation of Nigeria's recurrent internal crisis
That nearly cost us our nationhood in 1967
Leaving a big crack in our wall of unity
It is the cause of many political assassinations
Robbing us of the brightest and most willing minds
It is the source of man's most cruel hatred
Leaving families and friendships irreparably damaged
Ruining lives and unborn generations in ways untold
Though nothing is immune to its corrosive touch
It relies heavily on lack of understanding
And cannot exist where there is love and hope
So as our nation's hope and future leaders
We must avoid the mistakes of our predecessors
We must deny Jealousy the environment it seeks
We must develop healthy interpersonal relationships
And in all ways eschew this evil called Jealousy
GOD BLESS NIGERIA!
How brightly you light my world
How boldly you speak to me without a word
My whole world revolves around you
The sky above you is always blue
I struggle to catch my breath in your presence
I become as numb and still as a fence
Your voice never ceases to ring in my head
My thoughts of our future makes heavy my head
I am cold with worries of being unworthy
In tears drawn to consider myself an ill company
But I know that no matter how I stammer
Beyond the words I utter you will get what I mutter