by Tugbobo Moyosola | |
Published on: May 5, 2011 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=31217 | |
THE OTHER SIDE Think about this, ye friend When the question mark bears no dot Where then is the question? It bears no meaning Not even an ounce of significance. What if the mind has no questions? Then it would be as good as deceased A dead mind in a life human What then is the essence of life? I can only wonder. They say the grass is greener at the other side Is that route not too knotty to tour? How do we know if we have not seen the greenery? Or have we seen it from our rooted spots? Life is an ocean of weeds Whether brown or green... weeds remain weeds They still bear no consequence. If I be a part of nature; the flora and the fauna Then I should be delighted I am deflated of worries I behold the beautiful smiles of the infants I grow envious with pity... how’s that? I’m envious of that life That life with its reality just like a dream But then the gulch of pity flows in That as the smiles grows It fades into uncertainties Fades in cares and impracticality The sky is a witness to all these Full of stars so beautiful, they watch from above Strolling in only in the dark And you cannot just but stare There would have been no viewers but for the sky’s attire Taking a transformation at night from blue to black. Thank God for nights Thank God for questions Questions wipe our worries They help us reason Especially when there are no answers They just leave you wondering... ‘Maybe’ ‘Just... maybe’ « return. |