This is the official post for the poetry contest!

This contest is aimed at creating awareness and disturbing the steemit community with the fact that Nigerians have contributed alot to the steemit community and we need to let steemians know we are celebrating!

The rules here are simple;

• Create an original poem with the title 'CHANT'
• Enter original work and provide your entry in a reply to this post
• You can still make a post out of your entry, but you post does not count as an entry, ONLY YOUR REPLY
• You must enter on or before 11:59pm Friday, October 6th in order for your entry to be considered valid
• Upvote and resteem this post so other steemians can see and participate
• The tag will be 'nigeria, happyindependencenigeria, africa, poetry, contest'

All those who enter the contest will also be rewarded!

The winners will be choosed based on best entry. (First prize: 10SBD, Second prize: 5 SBD, Leaving me with 5SBD to share among other contestants)

The Judges are: @tojukaka and @evelyniroh
Thanks to them for accepting my request!

Follow @prechi for all future contest and daily poetry!

MY OFFICIAL ENTRY

TITLE: CHANT

Let the widow's empty barn chant
Let the orphan's singing stomach chant
Let the house wife's famine kitchen chant
Let the eyes mourning hunger-suicide chant
Let the empty pots in your villages chant
Let the empty stoves in our communities chant
Let the dark houses with burning candles chant
Let the broken buildings hosting students chant
Let the death traps on our High Ways chant

Let the man who died before this day rejoice
Let the prisoner in another's jail rejoice
Let our dying friends with dying wishes rejoice
Let the soldier in fierce battle rejoice
Let the father without starving children rejoice
Let the pets we kept before this day rejoice

Let the child in mama's womb tear
Let the infant who came without notice tear
Let the nationalists who couldn't see the future tear
Let the king who thought he stored enough tear
Let the man who signed the freedom pact tear

Chant! for its a Freedom of Anniversary
Broken chains but to your home of slavery
Chant 7 points that later made no point
Chant Transformation of Annihilation
Chant Change of hardship and deterioration
Chant! Chant! Chant!
Chant the songs of slaves not in exile
But songs of slaves in Papa's compound

Happy Independence Till you're dependent
Watch the planes fly above you
Its a reminder that its a new millenium
Watch the gigantic buildings they relax
Its a reminder you have never been lazy
At 9pm, watch them in their clothes and cars
Its a reminder that you did not default in taxes
But do not compare for then you tear
Do not wish for then you die
Do not imagine for then you weep
Do not pray for your pastor is their minion

But for the sake of your Heros
For the sake of he who died thinking of you
For the sake of the blood shed believing
For the sake of the wars fought faithfully
For the sake of our testators who made this trust
For the sake of you who stand resilient
For the sake of you who still believe
This poet can make bold to say
Happy Independence Nigeria

Shout out to @gbenga @ehiboss @tojukaka @destinysaid @samstickkz @maryfavour @ogoowinner @evelyninroh and other Nigerians on steemit putting Nigeria on the map and inspiring others!