Breeze! Poem by Maureen Onyinye Kenneth

As the air passes
I spreadmy hands to know
what It feels to be free like a bird
I wished for a nest up on a tree
Then I realized I had no wings
to fly to my nest
So it's just a wish after all

As the clock tick's
I stay close to make time wait
For me to be fully ready to start
Then I realized I had no power
To stop time
It's just a trick after all

Daisy is what I love most
But I get sunflowers instead
I am meant to make choices
Then again life picked for me
Is this me living or leaving?

I prayed for mum to stay back
She called my piano "gentle"
What a beautiful gift from her
When I was 10
I now play my piano alone
In my dark room and no one
To call it "gentle" like she did

Air blew her presence away
All I do is to feel her absence
If I am asked to make a last wish
I would wish to go back
To yesterday to tell mum
how much i loved her

But my biological clock is ticking
The only chance I have is now
So, no more wishes
I will just turn on the light
to read my diary again!