Even Then Poem by Mwenyeji Spikes

Turn around quick in panic
Even then your prying eyes miss the dashing line
When the guilt in your heart plays tricks on you
Even then will you put on your white shirt and keep your smile
The lies will explode on your face one day
Even then shall you keep your shoulders held high above your malice

People will talk behind your back and despise your ambition
Even then shall you walk boldly with undeterred zeal
Sometimes things don't work out as you had hoped for
But even then you don't bulge to the humiliation of the doubters
Many won't applause when you finally make it to the top
Even then shall your pour your champagne and toss to a good life

You know that pain is temporary while pride last forever
Even then you steer clear of all the things that would cause you pain
The desire to have something to last a lifetime wakes you each morning
Even then you toil and strive till evening but still it eludes your heart
Your heart felt deserving of love and a little passion
Even still you learned to walk away from the feeling for fear of hurt