The Journey Of A Phd Students Poem by NAFIU ABDULLAHI

The journey...

The road is rough 
and thorny for one
Walk seamlessly 
because there are a lot
of disappointment 

the cry from the writers' block,  
the inability to meet
your expectations 
Rejection!

Sometimes the sojourner needs
some sort of distraction to keep
their mental health intact or needs
an expert of the mind like Shamsa
to pour out their fear and frustration.

I hear I will one day miss 
this journey when I am 
long done and gone 
will that day ever come?
when I'm going to snore 
freely like a child?  

I doubt if I will ever forget 
this tiring journey when 
I've long gone and rested.