Endless Journey Poem by Vincent Igwilo

Journey that has no end
Miles and miles, I have to walk
My destination, a speck I see in the distance
The road sign, yet still point to each other

Once upon a time
The story began
The story of a thousand nights
Seems never to have an end

This prince set out
With a pointy, curly hair
A fine armour and lovely studded lips
In his white horse, He did set out

On a garland, a summer day
The golden ray lit up his armour
Courage written all over
But cowardice or rather shyness he wore

As he rode with grace
He came across a rose
A rose full of red
A rose you could die for

He saw such beauty
He smelled such fragrance
But all she could see
Was light from his armour

Tied by the cord of love
She sought to see
But he turned and flew
To the nearby wood he sought shelter

He cursed and moaned
In pain and anguish
Of how folly he acted
He blamed himself all through the night

He prayed and cried
To behold her once again
But fate was harsh this time
And his hate for himself grew deeper

He made the path
He saw her on before
His daily route
For two full moons and a half

One beautiful morning
When he was weary from his search
He decided to retire
So he turned to leave

So he saw her
His heartbeat came to a halt
The birds chirped melodiously
His emotions now a turmoil

The once gentleman
Felt light headed
Couldn't think straight
Nor could he utter a word

He moped till she passed
But saw nothing
But her sweet smelling fragrance
He cried till he could cry no more

He looked dead for days
Till he saw her once more
But this time in a huge banner
Hand in hand with her bridegroom

This story, my story
Of a journey that has no end
I now tell my children
So that they will ignore this route