ONCE UPON A UNILORIN
The pressure we bear
The nights we dare
The morning we hurried
The afternoon we queued
The stress we defied
The assignment we replied
The freedom we sacrifice
The behavior we sanctified
Nights of endless reading
Days when the sun chocked our breathing
Gripped with fear of facing Tanke
We were forced to memorize the works of leopard rank
Like a religion we worshipped our books
And we care less about our looks.
Night class
Like day class
Library like a market
Filled with students who care less about library ticket.
I'm reading at 'law' tonight
Mum said NO to stay up at night
I thought night are filled with silence and emptiness
Not here, as providence
Slumbering, no longer a comfort
Our home no longer a resort.
Oh, the exam time table is out
It's a rumour we pout
We hurried still, for here! Rumours are true
We dare not ignore
We neither sleep nor snore
Exam is here
We hurried with fear
And prayed with tears.
Holiday is here, still we fumed
It's ephemeral we hummed
We closed our eyes, before dawn
We are back to school
Oh, what a school
And then the nights again........
Great men don't get much sleep.
By Linguist Aishah 001
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