Member-only story

Nigeria/Benin Kingdom/Poetry

The Benin Kingdom: The Brass Head And the Oba of Benin

Nigeria needs a moral leader today.

Bassey BY
2 min readOct 6, 2021

--

Photo by Bassey BY. Credit-The National Museum of Natural History

A leader leads.

She worships self-control,
He embraces the inner soul
Willpower is his friend

A leader leads.
Sound judgment is her mirror,
Will power brings calmness and progress
A leader leads, and a nation depends on them.

I visited Washington, DC, for a few days. My son took me to all the places I used to take them to. It was so funny to do almost the same things he used to do as a baby, a young child, and a teen. “Be careful what you wish for,” it might come true.

Anyway, I enjoyed the green space, museum, park, library, boating, and others.

The Royal Portraits in Brass:

I retook the above photo because I can remember Nigeria and know what she’s like today.

I was taken aback again with the above picture; Nigerians need a moral leader. A Moses in this generation to give our motherland her proper place in the world.

--

--

Bassey BY
Bassey BY

Written by Bassey BY

I write lifestyle stories that help us get healthier, wiser, happier,& wealthier.I like to organize, garden, cook & walk. https://bassey.medium.com/subscribe

Responses (5)