A Psalter Poem by Chime Justice Ndubuisi

While we labour in pain,
Struggling like wounded lion,
Let us think again
The day we were born.
The stars are the same everywhere!
It is life
That sustains life!
Pray, this pool is clean
What prevents you?
Life is a maze of hurdles,
Trust not tomorrow,
Live through today first.
Of all the keys
I know,
Only two can comfortably open
Many mighty and solid doors.
It is now! A resolute heart,
Strength to the brave.
The one is coming
Whose footprints would remind us that life
Is best lived today
That make indellible marks.
Pray, untie your shoe lace
Let your ten toes
Bury themselves in the sand
That passersby would notice
We wrestled with the tides of fate.
I'm the shepherd boy
Strong willed, tall and stately.
I dream of green pastures
Surrounded by a sea, an island, but
Dreams are not what they seem.
So let us get baptized!
Whatever could prevent us
In this world, this battlefield
Could also turn us to sheep,
Stupid and dumb
That relies on the past
And waits for tomorrow.
Let us pursue life with joyful eyes,
Let us not slumber then, or die
But live to fullfil our dreams
And enjoy and not sorrow.