Contemplation on the Odu Oyekun Odi

I have now seen more winters

then I am likely to ever see again

though far from twilight

I stand at the midpoint of a

horizon that is both

expanding

and

contracting

I know my journey is far from over

but I sit in stillness

introspective

pondering how I got here

and where I will go

the air

heavy and wet

filled with the moisture of

storms past

and those yet to come

I will persevere

as the sun, wind and rains

leave traces of their

harsh existence

on my skin

Will you look

deep within

and tell me

what it is that

you see?

Imperfect

as I may be

I am still strong

and while I will likely be forgotten

in a thousand years

I will still try

despite the inevitable

failures

to always be a

better version

of me

Will you?