Begging You Poem by Deluke Muwanigwa

Begging You

Those who believe in reincarnation
Let me know what i need to do
To come back as soon as i am dead

No, its not that i love money
Love sweet things
Or just enjoy being a human being

I cannot begin to imagine the horror
The abject loneliness
Like a recital in a pure vacuum

How poems will miss me
Or, rather, how, even in death
I will miss writing poetry

It is no longer a craft
No longer a hobby
Not even a calling

Poetry has become a spiritual entity
Whose influence on me has no quantity
It resides with me in my life

Like it has a life that's finite
A life that's real
One i can feel

Death be compassionate
For i am passionate
About consonants

When i do die
Let not poetry die with me
Let it thrive and continue to evoke emotions

To tantalise
Galvanise
And continue to touch those alive

Since poetry needs me and i need poetry
Why not bring me back to this nation
By reincarnation

Those who believe in reincarnation
Let me know what i need to do
I am begging you

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