DEAR WANDERER

Dear Wanderer
Dear Wanderer,
On gloomy nights
I stare into the heavens
And what I search for is not
The fading lights or
the moonless sky
I look for Meaning,
Purpose, Calling
For in the
chaos of the day

I forget what I’m
fighting for
And so often I am
tempted to freefall
into the violent tides
that haunt me
But just as quick as
these demons appear
I remember;
This too shall pass.

© Durojaiye, G.O.


Gracious Olamide Durojaiye, a distinguished graduate of the Department of English & Literary Studies at Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja, Kogi State, is a multifaceted individual. Her expertise spans psychology, socio-psyche, education, fiction writing, and she is acclaimed as a poet of excellence.


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