The Road Before Us Poem by Kelly Iyogun

Armed with a leaf and the strength of our pen,
Anchored into the comfort of our pocket.
Aware of the lions napping in the den,
Aghast by the future, eyes hidden behind their socket.
Armed, we journey down the road before us.

Bear witness to the battle we fight,
Born were we, for a moment as this.
Battle not of swords nor gun, but with words that they may be as light.
Burnt into the hearts of many a feeling of peace.
Bear witness to the history we make on the road before us

Come my erstwhile poets,
Chariots await, the pen shall prevail,
Custodians of a beautiful history we are, tell it.
Chains be broken by any who hear our tales.
Come lets go down were the road leads.

Down the old rugged alley,
Deep into the darkness,
Distant into the shred of the gulley
Dawn shielded by its blackness,
Down there lies the road before us.