I lay there on that rat-shredded raffia mat;
my thoughts running through the bush paths
to meet my dreams at the bottom of the Iroko tree.
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This is touching and beautiful - so much can be accomplished through dreaming, if we continue to dream. Perhaps one day you will be living your dreams. Your work has a rawness about it that is both heartbreaking and passionate. You hold my attention from start to finish and I find myself wanting more. Nice work, Konye. Linda :)
Beautiful and wonderfully descriptive. I enjoyed reading your fine poem.