Until Then Poem by Deluke Muwanigwa

Until Then

Until that day I said I wanted in
I did not know in the IN was the thing

When I wanted IN in principle
I behaved as if I was invincible

Though I knew I was mortal
It was as if life was perpetual in total

Not knowing that it could be the beginning of the end
And in the end there could be a sudden bend

What I misunderstood brought understanding
Complete understanding without grandstanding

that death comes alive when you are born again
Like a dormant seed growing after the rain.

I did not discern
Until then

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