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I know you are a champion You have conquered fields and won crowns You have been carried up by crowds Walked on deserts, Touched your tongue on burning coal And eaten hot pepper, bare Been happy and you’ve frowned Been lost and found You have flown above clear skies Had clouds singing, calling you out You have swum, you have drowned I have no single doubt That you have dined with men so profound You have touched greatness with your bare hands Sung songs only angels could sing I know the paths you have walked That your back has wings You have eaten with kings Rubbed shoulders with mighty human beings Your words…your words are living things You swallowed wisdom alive And you, you have thrived That God knows your name Only one thing you haven’t done in your entire life To die But do not be fooled You can still be taught Lied to, even killed There are paths you are yet to step with your feet Foods you are yet to eat A God you are yet to meet Places you are yet to sit Dark corners in your heart, yet to be lit And a past you can never delete There are trees you are yet to see Love you are yet to feel A being you are yet to be A heaven… you are yet to enter You can still be told So while you can, listen Be gentle, be bold There’s a lot of life cooking in your kitchen To this world do not be sold And fathom A soft heart never grows old, only big And the only way to be big Is by being small Be the meekest bird in your flock But most of all Just be a child… ©Ayiro
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