Death Of Super Eagle's Brothers

By Divinefavour Lawal

lawaldivinefavour@gmail.com

Goal, no goal! 10 minutes,no goal!
20 minutes, no goal!
40 minutes, no goal! 70minutes, 73 minutes,Atlas it is a goaaaaaaaaaal!!!

Super eagles jumping, running,shouting, and clapping.
Green and white dancing in the air.
Fans jumping, running, shouting and clapping.

While rejoicing, laughing and happy, some are crying, shouting and wailing!
What is happening? Who is shouting? Who is crying?

We are the ones.
Why? What is wrong?
We are dying! My hands! My legs! My nose! My mouth!...
Are you rejoicing and crying? Maybe tears of joy? At least we have won. why crying?

Yes we have won but we are losing our lives. Can't you see? Did you not have eyes?
See my blood on the floor!
See my eyes plucked out!
See my legs, its broken!
See my head, its off from my body.

Why? Why? How? When?

Stop asking why?
Stop asking how?
Stop asking when?
Stop pretence!
You failed to open the gates!
You fail to do your work!
We are many but you open one gate for us!
Your eyes sees us, your ears heard us crying but you needed our blood.

Why? why? why?

Must we die for you to celebrate victory?
Must I lose my head over a goal?
Must I lose my hand over world cup qualification?
Must I be a paralysed man to remember this great victory?
Or is our blood a sacrifice for victory?
If it is a sacrifice, hope it will win us the World Cup?

Mum where are you?
Baby am coming.
Mum be fast pls, but son I can't see you!
Honey where are you? Sweetie am here, but I can't see you!
Just stay where you are OK? Alright honey!
Honey where am I?
Dad where am I?
Where are we?
Hospital!

IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO LOSE THEIR LIVES AT AKWA IBOM STADIUM WHILE WATCHING THE WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION MATCH BETWEEN NIGERIA AND ZAMBIA