by Ferdy Adimefe
I am Lagos,I am history,Waves of migrations, My root runs deep,….
That excitement that you feel, that’s me…I am Lagos
Some call me Eko, I am echo of a multi-national past and a vision of a universal future
fear the name Las Gidi for I am strong and I will test you
only the most worthy will partake in my treasure
I am living and I am more than a name
I am a movement, I am a way of life , I am a people,
I am an experience!
I am Lagos
I am a mural that spans across 4 centuries
I am a collage of the nation
I change, but remain the same.
I am Lagos
I am history
Waves of migrations
My root runs deep,
I am a story, neatly woven into an intricate loom
transcending time and sprawling across space like an infinite tapestry
I am inhaled like incense from Arcane pots of Aworis, plots from Benin, springs from Sierra Leone,
I am the jinga spirit that sambas to beats from Brazil, patapata sounds resonate from my guitar…I am highlife
I am afrobeat…a collective consciousness of rhythm and soul
I am Lagos
I am a new rhyme from, a poet, new hit from an artiste
I am the beautiful voice of an old writer
I am in perpetual motion
I roar in utmost confidence
I am Lagos
Africa’s future mega city
I am Lagos
the sum of my contradictions.
I am comedy I am sorrow
I am a city of never ending traffic jams
I am opportunities, I am possibilities
I am virtue and vice
I am a woman of restless temperament
I am a man of staggering ambition
I am the paradox of poverty and plenty,
I am chaos and solitude in the midst of noise
I am a concrete jungle; I am the lap of luxury with an expanding variety of misfits, adventurers, thinkers!
I am Lagos
I am the hub of inspiration
A kaleidoscope of visions and dreams
I am Utopia
A melting point of culture, art, music, fashion,
I am Lagos
A flavor of the most exquisite taste
I am a rich aroma of occidental and oriental delicacy
I am that song you repeat over and over
I am Nollywood
I am afropolitan
I am fashion
I am Eko the Musical
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