SELL Nigeria: A Poem

The Ignition                                                       
 By Charles Polok
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Like a hefty giant
SELL beckons


Arise oh Universe
Arise oh citizens of the Human race
Gather your thoughts
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In response to the needs of the Universe,
Gather seeds of love,
Plant stems of Unity
To weed out the greed of hate


Young and Old
Male and Female alike
Harken to the call from the distant voices
In hush tones you are given choices


Haul apart the oxen of selfishness
To knit a happy Community of Patriots


Like Paulo Freire
We'll Partner as Friends
To tap from the bounty of human knowledge
And harness from the fountain of Volunteerism
So that the Young and Old are Mobilized


Mobilized to be informed
Informed to transform
And transformed to liberate


SELL is blowing a new air of Change
From the mountain tops of Taraba
To the Plain Hills of the Plateau
And to the Plains and Valleys of Northern Ghana
Through the Fine Deserts of Maiduguri


SELL Ignites the Consciousness of human needs


And together we say:
Think and Choose