I have left my tears with mourners At the mourners' bench, Letting my eyes dry off like a river. I am ready to walk through the path Where sorrow lost its strength to fight, To flush every hurt and pain like a grody ****. I have a class head who calls me dumb, A friend who greets me behind closed doors And waves me off at parties Like a listeriosis carrier. Sometimes, I did think me a night A snail that crawls at every first rain Expectorating at fate like a Pregnant woman, Laughing out my essence in bits And life is leprosy. Should I tell of my fears and worries Hunt me randomly under the naked sun. How my shadow usually awakens me with Slaps when my mind travels offshore. I am a star who shines within, The brightness reflects on my mirror And my neighbours. I have been pregnant with dreams That had robbed me of many a Christmas dress; Each birth is a Marathon race. Now, I will accolade myself in blues And blacks like Agama Lizards To smile hope in storms.