FOR THE GODS

I laugh…

I laugh not alone but with the gods

For they have confirmed

That a leper can also marry a princess,

That a beggar on the floor is blessed than the rich man on the table

Beautiful things are not for all

And not all tongues taste honey

For the gods are just, yes they are

The youth’s arms, strength they give

His cranium, but a pinch and sallow

The old men, wise sayings give

Their arms, but a bleak shadow of vigour past,

An old man’s rag is costlier than the youth’s shiny garb

Yes, the gods are just.

I seek depths,

To see, to touch, the realm of ancient wisdoms

But what man dare aspire to the gods’ status?

I am but minute, humbly taking the hand that I am dealt.

Written by: Mbamalu Socrates

Edited by: Adediran Adeyemi