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Chidinma Jul 2020
It's that time of the day
when you pause and take a time out
to observe and gaze
to listen and hear out
for those sights and sounds
that gives the day its components

Now hear!
In the distance, the dogs interupt
the desired silence of the day with loud barks
the sound of babies' cries seeking for their mothers' attentions
pierces through the supposed quietness
the road shows off her burden of fleeting and speeding vehicles

I have thought of this scene of life when I was much younger
I saw how busy every adult seemed to be
I wondered if there were any special knowledge
they each had to acquire to go about the day's business
or if it was deposited equally in them all

Now, from where i sit
I bitter sweetly wave my youthfulness goodbye
It's beginning to dawn on me
that the knowledge that seemed to be common
among everyone wasn't just deposited
Painfully it was earned, learnt and hustled for
Finally figuring out that in the heat of each passing day
there's an extra knowledge and skill each person strives to gain
to put him or her at an advantage over the next person

Yes as difficult as it seems
I had to learn this truth the hard way
figured out I couldn't just hang in there in the midst of everyone
and desire to still standout
I had to press forward, push my way through the comforting hindrances of easy living
acquire something the next girl standing close to me didn't already have
and let life appreciate my existence
The transition into the world of independence could be quite a fit. Keep pushing
Chidinma Jul 2020
A dreamer I am
Sitting still and lost in thought
Whilst the world goes by
I plunge deeper and deeper
Into the thoughts of various unknown
Seconds, minutes and hours go by
I've become many a people
Just in the space of today

When does impossible become a reality
Is it a destiny or a decision
Is it a barricade or a bridge
Should I choose to cower behind
Or step on it in forward movement
Whatever decision I made
Unravels itself in the results I exhibit
Chidinma Jul 2020
It's here and it's not
It's come and it's gone
The plague as she's called
Has left for the day
Clad in her red blood dress
Bejeweled with the bones of her captives
What'd you come to do I asked
Is your mission on earth finished
Or are you a forerunner of the demon to fear
A smirk as scary as uncertainty
Spreads across her lifeless face
And with eyes as sure as sky
reveals and answer I fear leads to suspense.

— The End —