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
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