Life Became Human Poem by Obed Akuma

Thrust into the continuum of time from in-between
The burden of life flung onto these shoulders
A sharp cry escapes the tender lips
As if to complain for such a heavy load
But air is needed for life to continue
So a gasp occurs
A deep-heavy gasp
That makes the room go silent
The faces are astonished
But the mother groans cutting the silence into two

The sun rises the sun sets
Gloomy times come bright moments pass
The burden gets no less lighter
But heavier as each sun-rise and each sun-set passes
But flowers and butterflies pass-by
Brightening the gloomy abodes
Bringing hope for the next sun rise

And comes the rains
The smooth round drops that no one feels unless they strike
The smooth round drops that feel no one but …
And comes the rains
The beautiful rains that washes away the dust underneath our shoes
That drowns the thirst of longingness
The soothing rains that wet the land
That makes ready for another harvest
That makes the fertile land ready for another life
To be thrust from in-between

But Life became human
That He might give life to humanity
By giving life away Life took the burden off the shoulders
And away with it He made
That when another life is thrust forth from the waters
This life may gasp and breathe the Holy Ghost
And breathe for eternity
And smile for eternity
And brighten the whole universe
Will you be that life?