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Student @ Olabisi Onabanjo University
WE MOVE
<p>(Hmmm)</p><p>They say…</p><p>“Good morning.”</p><p>But what is good…</p><p>About a morning without light? ⚡</p><p>Fan standing still…</p><p>Phone gasping for breath on 5%…</p><p>And your day hasn’t even started yet.</p><p>You step outside</p><p>Not because you’re ready…</p><p>But because you have no choice.</p><p>Because in this country…</p><p>Rest is a luxury.</p><p>Bus stop.</p><p>Crowded.</p><p>Sweaty.</p><p>Everybody pressing forward…</p><p>Not just for transport</p><p>But for survival.</p><p>“₦200!”</p><p>“Ah ah! Yesterday na ₦100!”</p><p>Nigeria will argue with your plans…</p><p>And still win.</p><p>Market women don change price overnight,</p><p>Fuel don rise without warning,</p><p>Data finishes faster than hope…</p><p>And somehow</p><p>You’re still expected to be okay.</p><p>We smile…</p><p>Oh, we smile a lot.</p><p>Not because we’re happy…</p><p>But because… what else can we do?</p><p>Behind every “I’m good”</p><p>Is a story untold…</p><p>A battle unseen…</p><p>A heart that is tired… but still beating.</p><p>At night…</p><p>Generator voices become lullabies,</p><p>Mosquitoes sing backup,</p><p>And darkness sits comfortably in the room…</p><p>Like it pays rent.</p><p>You close your eyes…</p><p>Not because you’re at peace</p><p>But because tomorrow must come.</p><p>And when it comes</p><p>You will stand up again.</p><p>Tired…</p><p>But standing.</p><p>Broken…</p><p>But moving.</p><p>Because in Nigeria…</p><p>We don’t wait for life to get easy.</p><p>We adapt.</p><p>We endure.</p><p>We survive.</p><p>We… move. 🇳🇬🔥</p>
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