Best Poems Written by Kewe Akudo

Uncertainty in certainty

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stride,  
Time dances swiftly, feels like yesterday’s tide,  
When I first set foot on this school’s sacred ground,  
Hope in my heart, innocence all around.  

I remember the prayers, the anticipation so grand,  
Wrestling with angels, like Jacob, I’d stand,  
“God, if You don’t do it, no one else can,”  
Pouring my heart out, like a desperate man.  

Sleepless nights echoed with fervent pleas,  
Disturbing the peace, bringing Jiri to her knees,  
“Shut it down,” she would say, but only I could see,  
What I sought from the heavens, my fervent decree.  

It was a do-or-die affair, I couldn’t relent,  
Longing to be a student, my heart was intent,  
High school movies danced in my mind’s eye,  
Unaware of the stakes, the truth cloaked in lie.  

Not all that glitters is diamond, I’ve come to find,  
I wish I had known, had prepared my mind,  
Should I say I wasn’t ready? The answer’s unclear,  
But the journey unfolds, and I’ll face what’s near.

Copyright © Kewe Akudo | Year Posted 2025