Never undermine the power of your spirit
Use it to permeate these walls
And see through its faults
Indeed beyond there is a vault
which contains treasures hidden from us
For centuries and more

You are the antenna charged with signals
Embodied by the many signs and wonders
in which we are encapsulated
by which we are capacitated

You are the missing link
In this chain of omnifarous existence
Translucent!
We glow in light, we don’t burn
We are ramifications of the friction within
every fraction of encounter

Never undermine the power of your spirit
To lead the way when the end is dead
Trust in the consistency you share with nature
In your pact with life
And your heart shall not betray your head

We are here
For centuries and more
Torch in one hand, the scripture in the other
Throwing beams in the dark
Lest anyone tell you he’s got it all
Our rations are in portions
only to be whole in that connection
for which you are the missing link.

 
© Emeka Okereke
Amsterdam, Aug. 2011