Absent Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

The cold wind of life enveloped her life
Casting a spell onto her face
And she was defaced
She could not see
Her identity was stolen
And all her attributes erased
She was a nonentity
She was absent from the radar of life
Surrounded by darkness
She was lost
In the valley of death
She was buried
In hopelessness she was wrapped
She was forgotten
Left to rot at the periphery of life
She was betrayed
By the very people she loved
Totally forsaken
By her dearest friends
She was a lost soul
Faraway in the wilderness
Away from the comforting rays of hope
She was petrified
Alone in the darkness
Silence everywhere
Enveloped by emptiness
She became nothingness
Suddenly a small voice
From deep within her heart
Spoke to her
"The Lord is my shepherd
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
They comfort me." Psalm 23
With those little words
She was ignited
And the light of God appeared
And the Truth was revealed
She was a Spirit human being
She was alive
She was full of purpose
She was full of light
She had reached the river of hope
She had drank from the river of life
She was fully clothed with Love
She was in Love with her new self
She was eager to step outside
And tell the world
The Truth is that Love is the Truth