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A Strange World
My dear dad;
I visited your new world
for the anniversary;
From the border
I could see other visitors;
I saw well furnished buildings
and walls painted with serenity;
I saw the house of the chief
and that of his subordinates
with the golden placards
in the front of their roofs;
I saw the houses with no doors
with no doors or windows;
I wanted to say hello
to your neighbours;
I waited to see you
I wanted to tell you a lot;
I knocked on the walls
till my knuckles hurt;
I could only hear
the silent sobs of other visitors
the visitors of your neighbours;
I felt like a grain
hindered by the sieve
from entering the bowl;
Then I remembered
that where you are
is quite a distance;
That my greetings
can not reach you;
In the end
I left my gift
in your yard;
That maybe if you could not
reach out your hand
from the paved walls,
you could at least take in
the sweet fragrance
of my bunch of flowers.
Mum is coming
with her new face;
Since her old face
is in your new home;
Happy anniversary.
#imoleolusanya #sad #Grief
© Imole Olusanya
I visited your new world
for the anniversary;
From the border
I could see other visitors;
I saw well furnished buildings
and walls painted with serenity;
I saw the house of the chief
and that of his subordinates
with the golden placards
in the front of their roofs;
I saw the houses with no doors
with no doors or windows;
I wanted to say hello
to your neighbours;
I waited to see you
I wanted to tell you a lot;
I knocked on the walls
till my knuckles hurt;
I could only hear
the silent sobs of other visitors
the visitors of your neighbours;
I felt like a grain
hindered by the sieve
from entering the bowl;
Then I remembered
that where you are
is quite a distance;
That my greetings
can not reach you;
In the end
I left my gift
in your yard;
That maybe if you could not
reach out your hand
from the paved walls,
you could at least take in
the sweet fragrance
of my bunch of flowers.
Mum is coming
with her new face;
Since her old face
is in your new home;
Happy anniversary.
#imoleolusanya #sad #Grief
© Imole Olusanya
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