It takes more than water to quench fire
The eyes cannot see
so when you see the sea
throwing up it’s hands in hurray
don’t ask if it’s problem are in the waves
The fire that burnt down our collective sanity
wasn’t lit with a match
It takes only a drop of tear
to water a stray thought into a revolution
Let us not curse the darkness
it didn’t choose it’s own skin
Let us kindle little lights
maybe we’d get to see ourselves with more clarity
Dried skin like dried leaves
Doesn’t need fuel to catch fire
When life’s cold claws grip you firmly
Make yourself the very light that bring warmth
Lightening doesn’t strike at the same spot twice
Even the blind dog recognises the pit that broke it’s limb
We don’t get to call ignorance as witness
When we’re called to stand before our conscience
Do not be afraid of walking into the darkness
It’s strenght is merely a shadow of your weakness
It is dark at the bottom of the sea
Only when you leave your light at the surface
A sour face doesn’t cure headache
Let your mind and your soul do the dance of the two-back beast
Let their eclipse blind the earth with brightness
Unleash that fire always ready to burn
Kindle that dried leaf floating in the forest of your mind.
Kindle.
by
AJIJOLA HABEEB
Source: http://loudthotzpoetry.blogspot.com.ng/2017/10/poems-read-at-loudthotz-poetry-open.html
