BY GLORIA O’KOYE
Heavenly bodies
As vessels to nurture life.
When giving birth means opening
The gates of Elysium and Hades
In the same sentence,
So many intrusive thoughts continuously
Distract a vulnerable mind from
Concentrating.
Weeks of changes,
Misunderstandings from outsiders
Even within close circles.
Exhaustion confused as laziness
Can bring one healthy spiritual beings
Down to their knees in doubt and sorrow.
The final phases cause distress,
Except for those that prepared to take on
This psychological test.
Advocating and entrusting that the body
Knowing what’s best.
Let no pressure from institutions to write
Off another patient,
For this gift of creation deserves
Premium attention and nothing less!
No more allowing negative influences
Dictate a personal journey into these
Sacred moments.
There is only guidance and milestones
But trust that ancestors will guide
Within miracles in teachings.
Divine wisdom
In the tree of life that comes after.
Don’t be haste in severing its ties
When hearing the first cries.
Ceremony comes with time,
And allow rest to ease the soul, body and
Mind.
