Faith,  Lifestyle

I Have Received My Second Heartbreak from Nigeria.

As I watched Bola-Ahmed Tinubu of the APC party give his acceptance speech for the seat of Nigeria’s President, I was not exactly sure how to feel, truth be told.

But I was sure that if I tried to say a word immediately, my voice may break so I swallowed lots of saliva before commenting on the matter with my family. We had all voted for a different man but the corrupt electoral process took our say as thrash.

Funnily enough, I received my first heartbreak from Nigeria too. There was a season just like this one in 2015 when I supported a candidate and he ended up being the most uncompassionate and silly leader I have ever seen.

As I watched him go against his every promise without apology and play us for a fool, I lost hope in love and resolved never to trust in a better Nigeria.

Of course, by the next election, I spent my day in bed and did not care who these “hopeful” Nigerians put on that seat.

Until roughly four months ago in November when I saw another man with his cape flying high and this silly heart of mine fell again against all reason. Of course, I was afraid to believe and trust but I got swept off my feet in the face of his powerful love. I would love again 100% or give nothing of myself. Nothing like 50-50.

Now, this is me with a second shattered heart. I wonder how you guys with numerous heartbreak survive o. Hian, more grace to you all.

A part of me wants to shy away from the trauma but it seems I’ve gotten more mature while I wasn’t looking. I embrace this hurt, I remember it and I hand it over to my keeper.

As my people will say, Nigeria just happened to me and this, I accept BUT there’s one another thing I have to say.

I will explain what I mean in a next post. Click here to read it.

Thank you for reading!

This post serves as a documented memorial and does not stand alone. For the complete idea, please read the next post titled: I Joined ‘The Honourable League of Mad Men.’

Hi, I'm Chioma Jeremiah. I'm passionate about helping my community see the beautiful light that each day brings. My goal is to inspire you with everything that will make each read the best for you.

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