BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE
Nor a good or bad omen
Nor a destiny or a stroke of luck
Nor Karma or fortune
Nor even a blessing or curse,
Yet, it is a choice, a decision
A resolution to one’s fate
To watch the path of your feet
To show allegiance to good
To rise up from long sleep
But never strayed by emotion
Nor to destroy but build
Nor to regress but progress
To be guided by wisdom
To call sanity preferring serenity
It is a time, a defining time
To be alive, to be strong,
To be loving, to be healthy,
To be happy, to have union,
To have meaning, to be honored,
To leave legacy, to be a force of good
It is a choice a life without regret
It is being human to have empathy
It is also a time, a time to madness
Galloped by emotions,
Reign by stupidity
To destroy, to break the bond,
To bring chaos, to feel nothing
Nothing, nor even empathy
To leave a dent, a hall of shame
What you write? What you bring to life
Isn’t a question, but a decision in life.
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2023
