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PROMENADE IN THE TIMELINES OF LIFE - Fabian Mcrob Ugbechie
I battle, time and time again my thoughts to conquer.
In the dim of light, in the presence of night
I promenade with plenty accompany but stillness and time
Through the length and realms of a stage that fled watchful eyes
Like a reciter for a recital, I rehearse each line, my lines to master
Expressions and impressions I mutate to aptly deliver
And character shy and bold to set in passionate drama.
Over and over again I have gathered
Costumes of variant designs, beauty and Chroma
Of Colonies, towns, countries and regions, near and afar
I have seen fabrics and prints, tough and frail, rough and ballast
From cultures and whiles, of yester-years, now and that called after
Each leaving me knowledge for now or the later to garner
Craftily pieced or angrily scattered, all must be prudently pampered.
I am handed a script,
Be it a forgotten plea or a benevolent gift,
I gladly receive, every character carefully etched on leaf to rightly
interpret
This day, I stand on stage, before myriads of gaze
Before men and women with cheerful praise
Before stares that wait that it go pear –shaped
I stand alone, on this podium, the focus of a million light rays
I stand alone, my mastery to display!
Fabian Mcrob Ugbechie
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