TEENS CORNER : Prince Emmanuel C. Umahi writes on SCHOOL LIFE

By Prince Umahi, (AKA) De Lyrical Poet

♫ School life was an interesting journey

    Where we disagreed, fought but reconciled in harmony.

    We all had different backgrounds,

     But whenever there was a challenge, we never backed down.

     Everybody had His/her own unique talent

      But we were in unison despite been different.

 ♫ I remember my first day in Command Day Secondary School,

    I had much gladness, but I kept my cool.

    I saw a new dawn

    At the peak of my academic horizon.

    Though the school anthem was stressful,

     I learnt it as a new song.

  

♫ In Jss1, I tried to be among the top students

    And hold onto success, griming as a beloved parent.

    Life was fun at that tender age

     And I knew I had entered a new stage.

     Secondary school was a world of its own

    Where kings had different crowns and thrones.

♫ In Jss2, I felt an overwhelming joy

    Of been called a senior girl/boy.

     I had stepped up in my academic ladder,

   And had attained a new rank in my cadre.

   Feeling great and blessed

   I never had any reason to be depressed.

   I felt I could now stand my ground on my senior’s bullying

  And their plots and ill unruling.

♫ In Jss3, I was on a fence,

    Been apprehensive like a prisoner on a life sentence.

    Recollected my past deeds and achievements

    All the appraisals, comments and ill compliments.

   I realized that time was no longer on my side,

   Because I remembered that life was a grand slide.

   Two years have far gone

    And the anthem was no longer a sacred song.

   Tried to pick up my broken pieces

   And rearrange them in a unique edifice.

♫ In Sss1, I was happy that my junior years were over,

    And it was surely my time to take over.

    Tho’, I remembered that I was one step close to the university

   And I knew that, that was a golden opportunity

  To bring joy to my parents, friends, church and community.

   I recollected my childhood fantasies

   When life was playful and no crisis.

    I also reminisced over my childhood aspirations,

    I dreamt about bringing laughter to my nation.

    After been separated into various classes of science, social science and arts,

    I was thrown into a whole new dimension as an artist with a new music contract,

     Embodied with the responsibility of understanding the format.

♫ In Sss2, I had mixed emotions

     As a patient with much pills and portion.

    Faced with many difficulties,

   And checkmated myself if I had obtained some exemplary qualities

   Meant for school politics.

   Having watching my favorite role models on the television,

   And I read about them in various novels, I picture events

   With my adolescent imaginations.

    I also remembered when I listened to my cool talk shows

    On various radio stations.

    I pictured myself as an icon

    Smiling like Ben Carson, the accomplished surgeon.

 

♫ In Sss3, school life became sweet,

    With nothing no longer a secret,

 And the journey of 6 years was indeed a smashing hit.

 Reminiscing the days we were been called upon into the school hall,

 And we all marched in like eagles averting a rain hall.

 Been told about our external exams,

 We listened with rapt attention as a basketball player trying to make a grand slam.

  After all said and done,

  We now sang a new song, but this time, it was a goodbye song.

  Remember about 4:55pm on the 9^th of July, 2015,

  When we all shouted for joy as a victorious football team,

 That had won the Premier League.

 Dreams became extremely big

 And destinies turned into reality and a tree of fig.

 We all took limitless pictures,

  Posing as models in future.

 ♫ Words can’t express how I felt during our sent forth and Walima,

    When we had joyous celebrations and no dilemma.

    Picture perfectly, I remembered when I soaked my pillow

    And I experienced sweet sorrow.

    On the eve of my graduation, I wept tears of joy,

    Having accomplished my secondary goal and now been referred to as an “EX-BOY”.

    But I give God all the glory,

    Having been behind my story.

    I truly miss everyone

    And in my heart, you all will forever be number ONE.

SCHOOL LIFE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY THE BEST!!!