[POEM] AFTER THE PAINS

The purifying pain promptly passed
And I am left gazing with queer glare
Vacuums aren’t unusual to feel anyway

But types usually differ
The eclipse has hid the sun now
Yet was it entirely not foreseen
Will smiles or tears erupt?
But good omens are followed by cheers
It’s been a long walk to peace’s aboard
There you can bid me cheers as always
And holla at me, Oga-adirigi-nma (it shall be well with you)
Till at glorious dawn, i’ll nod, Aye, to you
Sleep soundly so and on, up above
You clicked goodwill, love and peace,
They are all yours now, without end!

...in loving memory of my late grandmother, Eziada Janet O. Ebirim