I have seen the light before

Nanai Joseph 2000 (Dar es salaam)



I have seen the light before

I look at my life in tears of wonder,
I received darkness in a prize box,
I witnessed the garden I planted each successful step turn into a graveyard,
I opened my eyes wide,
My vision was blurred,
I blinked hard and saw nothing.

Believe me when I say,
I have seen the light before,
My dream finding its way to me,
Taking the swirls, enticing my steps,
My skin could feel its touches,
My nose knows its scent,
I dived in the depth of every new day with laughter,

I wasn’t high, my hopes were.

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Written on August 29, 2022

Submitted by nanaimgeri on August 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A bxxxxx xAxxxxb b
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 539
Words 118
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 7, 1

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