A Date With My Old City

I told her tales of the old Enugu 

The city I grew up in 

She grew weary of me talking about my exes 

That's what happens when you grow up out going 

Tales of escapades with many girls clog your mind 

I tried hard to avoid such tales 

I mean who would wanna hear those nasty stories 

I told her tales of Old Enugu city buses 

Mary-Go-Round or Gba-Gba 

Routing from New Market to Garriki 

Or From Old Park to Emene 

With just 10 naira wherever you drop 

I told her tales of our old Governor 

And his arranged 7am free school bus for every student 

I told her how my city had trees on it pathways 

You could walk from Ogui Juction to Ekulu primary school 

Under the shade of Mango trees 

The old Bisala road and the thick green flower trees 

Planted in the center pavements 

And how we would get excited when we see it in Movies 

When all Nigerian movies were acted in Enugu then 

How we gathered at All saints church to watch Pete Edochie do his thing 

I told her more tales of the old Enugu state 

When the American singer Jidenna lived in the city 

Before his father moved his innovations abroad 

Tales of Presidential Hotel 

Cave Night and Spring Fellows 

When Ekulu Primary school was the best in the city 

And WTC gave them a run for the legacy 

I told her tales of horror and fun 

When IMT was IMT bus stop 

And ESUT in ESUT gate 

When Okpara square was a perfect date spot 

And Mr Biggs was for rich people only 

When 190 and V-Boot was the shit 

And Golf was called pure water 

I told her tales of my old city 

On a date in Calabar and it wasn't a boring date