Publication Details

Publisher: Writers Space Africa (WSA)
Date: December 2022 Edition Magazine: WSA Magazine
Issue: 72
Page Number: 41

If you hear one say,

That poetry is always there for them

That it is what gets them up in the morning

When they seem like the loneliest person in the whole world.

When in this life’s realities,

Vying for a little getaway,

Write your way into another world

And get lost in these letters and pages.

When being an introvert mutes you

When you’re on cloud nine but fail to orate,

These papers deny you not.

Heed the potence of the pen And embrace writing as your best mate.

Come rain or sunshine

Writing will be the monument of your peace.

After filling pages with things be-known to none,

With ink-stained palms and a satisfied grin

That’s when you know your heart is in the right place.

In oblivion, we befriend a painting or a song

Come to think of it, this gift has always been my best friend all along.

An Ode to This Gift