I Am The Light Poem by Thabani Khumalo

I Am The Light

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FROM THIS DEEP SLEEP -
THE DEEP SLEEP OF THE STILL NIGHT,
SHAKE ME AWAKE FOR I WANT TO DEAL
IN THE BROAD LIGHT OF DAY,

BUT THEN, YOU SPOKE AND SAID TO ME,
'I WILL NOT RAISE YOU UNTIL THEY
ARE FULLY AWAKE TO RECEIVE THE LIGHT
FOR THE LIGHT MIGHT DESTROY THEIR SIGHT'.

Sunday, June 7, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: wisdom
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