Christmas in Sambisa

A Christmas tribute to the Nigerian Armed Forces
for their unrelenting war on terrorism

I always had a hunch you was the prototype hero.

Now that I found the unique moment to express that fact

I'm gon' ride on the track and leave none in the dark from the intro

When the tribute engage their ears n' slide down their heart.

I really wanna invest the time to take you apart

And sink my teeth into the details until I feel the heat

Of the battle waging down on the inside as you rip open the enemy

And snatch victory like a trophy from the talons of the beasts.

Bae misses her man; the kids need their dad yet this Xmas

You'll lay down on a bed of grass; rest your head on a pillow of stone

N' if you're lucky sleep will find you cuddling a people's burden in your arms.

Yet no one deserves a better Xmas than the men who went and brought us hope.

You're the one my heart bleeds for it's of you I sing

And I will fear no evil walking thro the forest of Sambisa

Cause the shadow of a soldier supplies all the solace I seek

So let me take this time and shoot you a very merry Christmas.

Akpan

Fourth Day Of Christmas - A Poem

There’s this ditty I love to sing

Unlyric’d

Untitled

Always tugging on my heartstrings

Coaxing my sweetness to the front

Claiming the guiltness of my flaws.

It’s you,

All the things that you do;

The arc of your smile,

The ride in your stride,

The sheen in your eye.

It’s true

Everything’s you;

The promise of your touch,

The nurse of your words,

Stand you out from the bunch.

You put the rhythm in my Xmas

Yes, you deserve a very Merry Xmas.

Eneh

First Day Of Christmas - A Poem

From a lowly Cattle Shed

To tears of affection shed;

The world is a manger

And you, and I, her magi.

I’ll spare my frankincense

If you can lose your gold

Knowin’ you, knowin’ me’ll be our myrrh

Take my hand, drink of our essences

As we witness the inevitable unfold

To knead hearts of stone, spill love waiting there.

Eneh