Poem of the Week: The Long Road Home

By Eru Kobe Godwin

Eyes closed, a rush of cold wind, Wakes me up to a blur reality, Naked alone I came into this world, A frost of brown dust, innocence, an extension of heaven, Tender her palms, she caress with passion, Love from a Mother, Gentle, soothing like the hands of a porter, Her Glands gave life to me, Guided with words, The Lord’s Prayer (Mathew 6:9), My father, Time never led me to your warm embrace, The fangs of death took you from this field of slavery, Family, those i toil beside, from dusk till dawn, Every sunrise, every tear is a step to the shores of hope, The scars etched on my skin, is a road map to a place called home, Nothing stays the same, dark clouds gather, Dreams pour down like rain, My life a journey, destination painted with choices, A stage , a scroll, an ink , a pen, On a dusty path my story I write, A long road home.