As I sit here …..Oblivious,
Lost in my thought
My mind is on an endless journey,
Summoned to justification’s court
As I ruminate over my battles,
The wars that I’ve fought
My mind labels me victorious,
But my heart says that am not
For I mortgaged friendship for fortune,
Loved only the things that I bought
How loveless I was,
I left all others hurt
Put profit before people,
Ignorant of their worth
Continually stepping on toes,
Focused solely on what I sought
Frequently driven to anger,
For my temper was short
Now I find myself alone,
Surrounded only by history’s fish that I caught
And though success welcomes me,
Saying, “You deserve all you’ve got”
Satisfaction eludes me,
For I fear it was all for nought
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Copyright. Olayinka Agbaje-Williams, 2015
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