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VOL. IV | ISSUE IV<br />
MARGINS<br />
salvation avenue.<br />
by Akinmayowa Adedoyin Shobo<br />
Akinmayowa is a life science researcher, writer and volunteer for community<br />
development projects. He resides in Lagos, Nigeria.<br />
Considering the theme ‘Anew’, the poet re-creates the theme using a religious<br />
setting. This poem transcends what people associate with the new year, and it<br />
talks about the courage to start afresh, perhaps after an unpleasant situation<br />
such as an illness, loss of a loved one, & heartbreak among others.<br />
@frankly_dedoyin @DedoyinShobo<br />
Shobo Mayowa<br />
Shobo Mayowa<br />
Do you need a rebirth?<br />
A sparkling new life<br />
Of miracles,<br />
Devoid of ill winds.<br />
A perfect haven of pure tranquility<br />
Something energetic,<br />
Assuring as the daylight<br />
Down this eerie path of Becoming<br />
Come beloved!<br />
Or<br />
Is it a fresh boom?<br />
To send all doom to a bottomless grave<br />
That kills fears<br />
A clean slate?<br />
Devoid of yesterday shame<br />
Free of the muckiness<br />
Of all mental prisons.<br />
Do you dream of a sweet tomorrow?<br />
A harvest of the most enthralling,<br />
Collages of happiness.<br />
Love unconstrained<br />
Bound by a sash of undying hope as the Sun,<br />
Something electric,<br />
A touch of healing to a hopeless soul?<br />
Come Beloved,<br />
To the Salvation Avenue.<br />
86<br />
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