Venice masks

Sunday, 7 August 2022

Living - Tukupashya Ally Kasongo

ls the exodus at birth?
ls it at conception
Or is it in the genes

From the ends of the earth we have traversed
To survive in the amniotic sack and not drawn,
Like a cat, contracting bones
Traveling through a narrow vessel,
Shape shifting like an amoeba.

Bouncing back to our feet, with no bone broken,
Into an atmosphere of gasses.
A breath of fresh air filling the lungs,
Fueling the cylinders of the heart
Trekking to power the brain.

Awakening the muscles.
Transcending into steps
Leading to life's melody
So sweet, so daring, so scary, igniting a growth,
Scarred into a beauty of the unknown

Embracing fear, the greatest force.
Pushing us into a destiny,
Uncharted territory we win,
Building faith in self to conquer
To hit rock bottom and to rise to higher heights
ls an everyday voyage.

Tukupashya Ally Kasongo (born 1990) Zambia
Source: Journey, Poetic Africa, Issue 3

No comments:

Post a Comment

Please keep your comments relevant and free from abusive language. Thank you. Note that comments are moderated so it may be a day or two before your comment is posted - irrelevant or abusive comments will not be published.