Why Do I Write Poetry? Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

In my inner world
Life is a sea of poetry
Colorful and full of rainbows
Life flows like a river of pearls
Into the ocean of peace
Life is a medium of truth
A train carrying all the unknown secrets
A ship sailing through unchartered waters
In search of the hidden temple of Love
Life breaks new barriers
Unfolding the veil of time
Life spreads its wings
Flying into the future
Life is a butterfly
Fragile in its mold
Tough in spirit
Life is creation's vehicle
In a journey of consciousness
Life is a melting point of dreams
A web of ideas
Spiraling in all directions
Life is a calm sea
In a universe full of turbulence
Life is a jewel
A spark of love
Life is beautiful and mysterious
Life is a warzone
A violent explosion
Life is a ton of TNT
An active volcano
An earthquake
A tsunami
Life is buried in ruble
In sorrow
In tears
Life is a new day
Full of raindrops
Life is a breeze of air
Through my thirst lungs
Life is soothing
Life is blue
Life is the sky
Life is the moonlight
Life awakens every morning
Full of dreams
And desires
Fantastic fantasies
Life follows a path
Into the subconscious
But then life is pathless
It's the light
Inside the eye
That defines life
Life is neither here nor there
Life is a mirage
Full of reality
Life is mound of sand
Meaningless
In its composition
Meaningful
In its majesty
Life is my home
And my grave
Life is my joy
And my sorrow
Life is my love
And my lover