embrace yourself, boy
i know boys
who are trying to fit in a bowl
of social norms like
new wine in a broken glass
i know boys
who go to the gym
build bodies
but thier souls are shards
floating in the mercy of winds
i know boys
who are disaster
fitting in futility in a mold of
faux tranquillity sipped off beer mugs
i know boys
who know they are this
because they said they are that
barely unaware of who they
truly are
boys whose bodies are home
to shattered dreams
& cracked walls of rejections
boys whose eyes are rivers
of salt particles by night
but a sky of diamonds by day
brightening up dark corners of others
dying in the inside
but,
i also know boys
who are worth more than beer bottles
boys who give the jungle a run
for it’s savagery
& beat fate to her game
boys who stand before broken mirrors
& reflect the beauty of a thousand suns
boys who are worth more than
broken artifacts
lined up the haunted hall of
discarded dreams
boys who are worth more
than sad tales & moon-lit shadows
boys who know
they are
boys who are worth more
than the mistakes of ignorant forebears,
& stereotypes of misinformed peers
boys who are wear dignity like a pendant around their neck
& tattoo resilience on their chest
boys who are
sacred trees with fruits full
& ripe
& leaves ever green
embrace yourself, boy
be self aware
you’re not alone
let no one determine your worth
your emotion
your passion
your joy
be you!
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Joshua Obongha
This is an amazing piece Sire… Very nice
Jaachi Anyatonwu
Thank you, Joshua.