…It’s over a month now. All we hear are stories, pictures, videos, promises, even jokes. Our girls are still not home, or in school where they were forcefully taken, but ought to be. Not returned to the comforts of their loved ones. Sad. Pathetic. Annoying. I could just go on …It just doesn’t make any sense. Why the innocent girls? For whatever reasons, they do not deserve this. No one deserves such treatment! So inhumane!!!
Honestly speaking, we haven’t done enough. First we failed to prevent this, now the innocents suffer. Even now that the storm is almost swallowing us, we are almost helpless! Or hopeless I should say? As each day passes, I can’t imagine what those girls go through, the pains their loved ones suffer. Things are never going to be the same. Everybody is hurt. A lot of damage is done. But Hold on! It’ll be alright soon.
I haven’t been here in a while. I didn’t even think I’ll be here today. I was just listening to radio, online. There was this song playing, R.E.M’s ‘Everybody hurts’. Never heard the song before but somehow, I thought the song was a sweet relief. Been having a great day, rather than say otherwise. But the song, as it played…My heart immediately reached out to our dear Chibok girls. Since the awful incident, no day passes that I don’t think of them. But then, I guess I’ll say, what can I do? Most of us feel that way, helpless! But we have hope. We can’t let that one go. I found the song lyrics inspiring. I hope you feel the same way. You can listen on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijZRCIrTgQc. If not, just follow the lines below.
“Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M, dedicated to Chibok Girls, Their Grieving Families and Loved Ones…
When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you’re sure you’ve had enough
Of this life, well hang on
Don’t let yourself go
‘Cause everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes
Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it’s time to sing along
When your day is night alone (Hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (Hold on)
If you think you’ve had too much
Of this life, well hang on
Everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
Don’t throw your hand, oh no
Don’t throw your hand
If you feel like you’re alone
No, no, no, you are not alone
If you’re on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you’ve had too much of this life to hang on
Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes
So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts
Blissful 