It all started

When I unknowingly took a stroll to the valley of the earth.

Then they said, ''Hey you, come on! You belong here".

Since I had no definite destination, I went.

They took me in,

Sheltered me,

And clothe my soul with the garment of unrighteousness.

They fed my soul with deception, it was very enjoyable,

I became satisfied.

I came out having an innocent flesh and a filthy and corrupt soul.

'They' all trusted me.

I met another person and he was called "The Saint'.

He said "Hey you, come on! You belong here",

"Ok", I said and decided to go along.

He took me in,

Sheltered me,

And clothe my soul withe the garment of Godliness.

He fed my soul with the ' true word'

And I become very satisfying.

I came out having a filthy flesh and a righteous soul.

'They' lost their trust in me.

I went back to the valley.

They said to me " your soul is unrecognized, go home!".

I beckoned  on them to stay, they agreed.

They took me in again,

Sheltered me,

Clothe my soul with a garment of unrighteousness.

They brought me back to deception.

I came out again having an innocent flesh and corrupt soul.

I earned favour and trust from them again.

I went back to 'The Saint" again.

He said "come along brother you belong here" with warmth he said.

He took me in,

Sheltered me,

Clothe my soul with the garment of Godliness.

He fed my soul with 'true word' again.

I came back again very satisfied.

I came out again having a filthy flesh with a righteous soul.

They all lost their trust in me again.

To and fro I went,

From 'the valley' to 'the Saint'.

I became fed up.

My soul had past its boiling point,

I needed cold water to cool down.

I took my weary And wasted soul back to 'The Saint'.

He welcomed me with open arms,

He saw my aching soul.

He said, "If you will stay here for a lifetime I will repair your soul".

I trusted them because I had no option.

He changed me.

I realized that the valley did me no good.

'The Saint' said to me "Give no damn about what 'they' say, if you stay with us, you will live forever.

I saw and gained a lot of benefits from the Saint,

I went back to the valley no more.

© Precious Effiong