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COAT OF MANY COLORS
In the wake of the night stood an
oil lamp
oil lamp
A butterfly sprawling around it
like a wounded snake and i watched with amusement the beautiful colors of her
feathers just like that of a rainbow
like a wounded snake and i watched with amusement the beautiful colors of her
feathers just like that of a rainbow
I beckoned on myself with a
thought of how life would have been beautiful like a coat of many colors
thought of how life would have been beautiful like a coat of many colors
I wished life could have held so
many beautiful things without fault
many beautiful things without fault
I wished the journey of life
shouldn’t have held any difficulty for humanity
shouldn’t have held any difficulty for humanity
I wish I could live a life just as
the colorful butterfly in this hurdles of life and still not get hurt by its
events
the colorful butterfly in this hurdles of life and still not get hurt by its
events
But life isn’t like that
For a soul to journey through,
there lies the vague promise of perfection without risk. Its course, just like
gold passing through the fire of the goldsmith
there lies the vague promise of perfection without risk. Its course, just like
gold passing through the fire of the goldsmith
Oh, how I wish to live in the
serenity of life just like the butterfly with no worries round the fire.
serenity of life just like the butterfly with no worries round the fire.
Written by Adegun Wuraola
wuraolaolamide@gmail.com
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