Airport Palava

The day would come when things would be done properly.

When the air conditioners at the airport will work 

When the operations manager would inform me before changing my flight schedule

And Barotoma would not deafen my ears

And fear will not seize my heart for the one hour I share with the clouds

That day will come

The day would come when plane crashes due to human error will not be a normal news headline

And the minister of aviation would not blame God

And the people will not blame the government

And the government will not blame the people

That day will come

The day will come when Nigerians will treat each other with respect

And the attendant on the booking desk will not attend to the white man,

(Who interrupts our discussion), in a locally acquired foreign accent,

With a smile which quickly becomes a frown when she turns back to me

The day will come when with love, things will be done properly