I Am Looking For Joy
I am looking for joy
the form I can mouth
the one I can freely chew
and swallow without choking me
I am looking for joy
but before me is standing
an Ocean- deep, wild with tsunamis
tornadoes, hurricanes, warring
I am looking for joy
but I have got the underworld
loaded with guitars and musicians
singing only funeral hymns
I am looking for joy
but can I squeeze joy,
from this chaotic sea of pain?
occupying the hearts of this She?
The one I have got
writes ridicule with her tongue
paints sorrow with shopping list
cuts me deepest with her blunt heart
Copyright © Solomon Ochwo-Oburu | Year Posted 2017
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