Go Within Poem by Mwenyeji Spikes

Seldom, even great Kenyan athlete have tried running from their troubles
So often the troubles will catch up and take them on a spin to their defeat
Supposing you travelled so far that you eventually meet yourself
Some will still look on the mirror and deny the reality of their existence

Mere habits and thoughts curve into a culture a way of living embracing our struggles
Men walk past their own self-reflection on the mirror for the guilt of self judgement
Many have resolved to rather live in a bubble with no regard to when the burst will come
Merits of self-reflection and the walk within are many to enumerate but still it's a long journey

When we go within, the light in us illuminates on our scars
With burdens tethered to the core of our souls we stand afraid to go further yet within
Wondering whether our own nature is flawed we seek to face and confront our limitations
Withering spirit of self-doubt knocks us down as men and women with a desire to be free

Any life that is unexamined is not worth living, at least not without the self-search threshold
Another man may try hide from the reality of the inadequacy, the war or doubt from within
Anticipating that a better day will come to change his reality is the downfall of the man
Arrogance and detachment from reality might stop us from soul searching but it's the way within