acrylic painting by Christopher Ankeli
We awake to the daily hustle,
Leaving our homes – our comfort zones;
Walking on foot,
Riding on bicycles,
We arrive the yellow stop.
Would-be passengers of life’s bright journey,
We seek to commute to a brighter side of town,
For better bread and greater good;
Going and coming in turning wheels,
Like cycles,
We return daily to the yellow stop.
Ifeanyichukwu Avajah
Ifeanyi is a poet, artist and chartered chemical engineer. He has had several poems published in various anthologies: Night or Drift in Volcano of Voices; Sketch of Tomorrow (a prophetic poem written few days before the massacre at OAU) in Passport to the Future; Transit of the Martyr was also published in For Ken for Nigeria, Scattered Patches in Confluence; Message to Mama in Onomoresua, among others. Fragments is Ifeanyichukwu Avajah’s first published collection of poetry. His second work Collage: Poems and Painting would soon be available to the public. He is currently working on a third collection, Revolt of the Elements. He is also the co-founder of Teambooktu.com.
There is the seeming endless pursuit of life, that creates for many, the vicious cycle, a vexed vortex, that requires continual exertion of force and sustained hope, without which, one implodes, and gets sucked in by the vortex and pressures of life.
The Yellow Stop. What does the yellow stop hold in view for each day. Will it be kind to us today? Will the journey usher is to a better life? We arrive the yellow stop full of hopes and expectations.