Iliya Tabitha Bahago – “Untitled”

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My life had always had a beautiful aroma of a bright future

I had always imagined that the near term was all I needed to grab without any problem

I was born with a wooden spoon

Yet I had always seen the brighter side of it all

There were times we had nothing, but our humanity

“You are ugly and always dirty” my class teacher reminded me because I couldn’t afford soap to bath well every day

But I smiled with hope for tomorrow

Life took a different turn

When those dreams and hopes began to fall before my eyes

My walls came crumbling on me

My fears began catching up with me

Every zeal I had crushed like I never had a dream to fulfill

Everyone became an unknown stranger

My University days ended five years back

All noise made of me been successful and great after then became stale news

Only then did suicide became an option as everything stood still

Maybe I was cursed from the beginning!

Everywhere became quiet and calm

The earth became far from the sun

Head buried in shame

Heart racing and I

breath heavily

Thinking hell is better and sweeter, as life itself was a living hell

Then the night came with its strong powers of resolution

A soft voice came through the thick silence of the dark earth

You are loved… It whispered.

You’re strong for getting up

Life is beautiful with you in it, so

Why waste it?

Rise and fight, for every new dawn comes with a different face

They may think I’m not strong,

But am not like them

Do I just give up and die alongside my impact on the world?

The need to persevere,

Endure,

Sacrifice,

And continue being dynamic

Became my strength to live again ……