First Gong Vol. 8: Thrust FIRST GONG 8 THRUST | Page 208

PLANTING NEW SEEDS - Ifeanyi Okwosha
Today hate took its last breath
From this heart consumed by love
Today greed was extinguished
From this heart in flame with contentment
Yesterday, I remember with horror
The torment lived through
How I killed me softly
Hating peace and loving war
Weeding season is now over
Planting new seeds
I, a husbandman plant everyday
We are husbandmen
What do we plant?
Light and darkness are not roommates
Love and hate can’t dwell in the same heart
Kindness cannot live with wickedness in the same soul
Today I feel the living spring of love
Spreading seeds of hope and courage
To step out and live again
To plant
To love like never before
Ifeanyi Okwosha
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