I lost a decade

It saw me grow

It saw me learn to go with the flow

I left the decade behind and arose

It taught me to poetry and to prose

 

I lost a decade

It saw me mother up once more

From a mum of young kids to be an in law

To enter the business world of offsprings

I saw them mature up, to catch life’s throw

 

I lost a decade

I gained some moments

It saw me read my own cultural foundation

With an enhanced spiritual inclination

I saw myself learning my basics evermore

 

I lost a decade

It snatched my mom

It made me an orphan despite my kin

I have a huge hollow, a vacuum within

Without my mom, I’m lonely despite everyone

 

I lost a decade

It gave me tough lessons

I emerged from sickness, walked to wellness

It made me realize that my family is my strong glue

My husband, children, friends held me, pulled me through

 

I lost a decade

I gave up the not needed

I gave up eating meat, became a vegetarian

I gave up fake fashions, learnt to live with myself

It gave me the wisdom to find my soul’s needs

sikiladi