Once So Often Poem by Mwenyeji Spikes

ONCE SO OFTEN

Often, I don't get the chance to learn
Neither will I let schooling interfere with my education
to say the least am constantly day dreaming
making circles round trees and wishing I could blow trees
Every day the sun is up early so I guess these day dreams are up for me to marry

I believe in chance and luck
But day dreams could only do so much for me
So without work all is wasted
In a stream my dreams get washed away
Once so often I find time to give in to inspiration
Simply because the mind is King, it wouldn't be mindless for me
to say I only think of superior things

You have to believe it, life is not that hard when you are always full with zeal
life isn't that fast when you never think you'll ever die
life isn't sweet when you're afraid of taking another lie
so I lie on my bed and put my worries to sleep

Before leaving I like to throw my two fingers in the air, that's my sign of peace,
and so she leaves her seat to stand and clap, only one thing she did a mistake to ask,
was that your signature piece?
Disturbing my peace, I feel my mind crowded with words like Luda cris
Once so often I wear back that polo for the second time
put my dreams on my sleeves