Journey
Journey
By Ifunanya Anyene
Category B (14 yrs)
Grade 11
As a seedling I start,
Fresh and unharmed by the flaws of nature,
From the grounds I depart,
Top of the beauty chart
A whole new creature.
Now I bloom in the sunset
A queen in the wilderness
And they blow the trumpet
Unlike the sun I do not set
But moan with an unending benevolence.
Now I bear the seeds of tomorrow,
As I merge with my own kind,
Now free from the cells of sorrow,
Not long before my petals furrow,
And the weed of death bind.
And so I bear a curtain of hostility
As I weep against my fallen fortress,
And the moon illuminates my site of photosynthesis,
As thus I reach my final terminus,
As a seedling I came as a yield I digress.
Now comes the end of my prolonged journey,
As the weeds of ancient time overthrow me,
And I return to the ground nobly,
Be think oneself with this,
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.
Copyright © Latoya Reign | Year Posted 2016
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