Maturity Poem by Ndina Kamaro Muofhe

Once,
A life so sweet showered by innocence
But lost in bloom's yen
When it came, it brought glowing cinders
All alone, left to turn them into blazing stars

A wild heart tamed by drains of age
The seed of pain gave birth to a sage
Who lives to manipulate grief to joy
While walking on the blades of the knives

A moment, sometimes would come
Illuminated like a swinging chandelier
Another would follow, beshadowed
Presenting snowy covers of souls dressed in black
And, it is only time that decides

Another year passed
A new one started
And the desert journey lengthen
Becoming a traveller's mission
To locate an oasis

Groans and moans,
Are pains from itchy wounds,
Itched by fallen tears of the sun
When burdens got heavier in their quest
Quest of tenderful appeal of stars and the moon

Hours, days and years gone
Evidence of time corrupted humility
Humility of a life so innocent
I guess, it's maturity.

So, kura uone mchana!