In the desert, we thrived
On a journey to the ends of the earth, we arrived
To a new harsh environment, we imbibed
To a territory engulfed with mosquitoes and flies, we converged
In the heat we faint but yet we were revived
In a formidable land,we thrived and survived

In the desert, we thrived
on our walk on Jatau’s bridge, we sweat
In M.H, we met
Into our success,we crept
T.D.B.ing our way to the top, we fret

In the desert, we thrived
They said we were wasting our time
“that is an institution for the less”
They spat to our face
“Almajirai kawai” they mockingly fired
but every word they said fell to the ground
as we strived, as we aimed, as we never missed a shot.

In the desert, we thrived
You are either a jakometer or you journey to the end of the road
you are either adorned in long apparels or you journey to the V.C’s Complex
You are either prepared or you receive a short gun’s bullet on your head,
threatening your rationale.

In the desert, we thrived
Trampling on snakes and scorpions
Trampling on notes and journals
Trampling on heat and harmattan
Trampling on words and tenses
ready to storm the world

In the desert, we thrived
We were cooked in the pot of excellence
We drank from the cup of morality
We slept on the bed of stress and
arose to a morning filled with zest
Ready to pursue and overtake

In the desert, we thrived
Luxiriantly endowed with knowledge
We stood resolute, devoid of every spillage
adopting a new image, we were made mages of knowledge
Tried by the world’s best yet we came out faultless

In the desert,we thrived
We are Danfodites, we are Survivors
not despicable, we are Honourables
not droopy, we are Trail Blazers
not followers, we are Path Finders
We are Danfodites, in pre-eminence we would keep on striving
as we did in the desert
so we would in every weather.

Sophybless, May 13, 2019