One Poem by Thompson Emate

 

Away from the Light 

In the ambience of the night,
Longing for the coming in of light,
Searching for the lost
Not seen comes with a cost.

Groping from room to room,
It’s an arduous task in stygian gloom,
A synergy of shadows,
It’s inky dark at the windows.

Light comes to my eyes,
Aiding me to break through the ice,
Though the missing has gone far from me,
I’m resolute to sojourn on the turbulent sea.

I hear a voice,
It says that hope is an undying choice,
Even though mystery runs with time,
Tenacity will tunnel the clime.

Thompson Emate spends his leisure time on creative writing, particularly poetry and prose. He has a deep love for nature and the arts. His poems can be seen in Poetry Potion, Poetry Soup, Visual Verse, Written Tales magazine, Writer Space Africa and ScribesMICRO. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.