Despair

 Shreds of cocooned grief have entangled my tongue like a spider's web,

My joy is broken like a jar of oil that has fallen against a rock,

Pieces of shattered laughter fall from my mouth

Droplets of unhappiness have been sprinkled upon me, 

You have anointed my head with the oil of grief,as it drops down unto my dry lips

Whenever I opened my eyes,my daylight gets swallowed by midnight

My tranquility has turned sour like a lemon, 

The men of the night have robbed me of my finest garment  that oozed out fragnaces of hope and faith,

My liberty has been caged,despair sings me morning hymns as the mouth of faith has been stitched with threads if doubt 

Now,i am plagued with the disease of giving up on already given up,

So let me write you my fears in golden inks masked by charcoal beneath, 

All i want you to do is collect my tears and frame it as a monument because when nightfall comes,I'll fade with sunlight.

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Johnpaul ifeanyi is a 21yr old  300level student of  biochemistry who hails from ika north east lga,igbodo, delta state.He obtained an SSCE from saint saviours high school in 2015.He also obtained a national diploma in textile technology from yaba college of technology in 2019.

He is a writer and poet.A lover of books and sports.