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 </div><p></p><figure id="attachment_7755" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7755" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://wordsrhymesandrhythm.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/i-am-kalabari.png"><img class=" wp-image-7755 " title="I Am Kalabari" alt="I Am Kalabari" src="http://wordsrhymesandrhythm.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/i-am-kalabari.png" width="410" height="314" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-7755" class="wp-caption-text">www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry <strong> [I Am Kalabari]</strong></figcaption></figure>Like a shoulder<br>
I carry my etibo<br>
In a word<br>
I represent <a class="zem_slink" title="Oyibo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyibo" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">oyibo</a><br>
You never see me without my njirre…
<p>I am Kalabari<br>
My words step like the mkpara<br>
As proud Ekine Sekibo..<br>
I show<br>
When my culture show</p>
<p>I am Kalabari<br>
<a class="zem_slink" title="Yes (band)" href="http://www.yesworld.com/" target="_blank" rel="homepage">Yes</a><br>
I had hospitality like a decent meal<br>
Mountainous heap of onunu and fresh fish<!--more--><br>
show the kalabarism in me<br>
Like our epitee to our <a class="zem_slink" title="Acarajé" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acaraj%C3%A9" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">akara</a>‘koro</p>
<p>Kalabari<br>
We stand in irudugo<br>
<a class="zem_slink" title="ISAM" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAM" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">Isam</a> fucos is Kalabari<br>
Ingbe and Ofingor speak Kalabari</p>
<p>I am Kalabari<br>
My language is me<br>
Kalabari is the name.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><em>Written by: Williams Danagogo</em><br>
<em>Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson</em></p>
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