I wrote this poem with you in mind. Whatever you are going through right now, hold on to your dreams. Your day to shine will soon come.

Unfazed

The World conspired to pull me down

Causing my green plants to all turn brown

Stunting my trees after they are all grown

Leaving me no fruits I can call my own

And no crops to take to market in town

Thinking to close the door to my renown

Defeat and failure stared me in the face

A melancholic tune by this unholy brace

Threatening to wipe me out without any trace

And doubt whispered to me to give up the race

And fear attacked me with a shapeless mace

But taking refuge in faith I find motivating grace

Unfazed, I dig deeper to strengthen my frame

Refusing to play the deceptive blame game

Knowing that it will only turn and leave me lame

Blinding my courage and quenching my flame

Giving me a tag that is not really my name

Discouragement is a beast I must tame

In the midst of it all I stand tall and strong

Committed to fixing all that went wrong

So I can dispatch the beggarly throng

And unlearn the infamous victim song

Replacing it with chants of victory all life long

Inhabiting places where greatness belong

This is the expected day

Greatness has come to stay

The World will hear what I say

No more stunting or delay

Nothing can keep me at bay

I beam with graces like a blinding ray

© 2014, By Agoso Arnobius Huladeino Bamaiyi