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at whatever stage

at whatever stage that you are,
there’s an adjective to qualify.
bear your given name with pride,
name yourself with who you are.

there’s a reason you’ve chosen not
to tie a rope around your neck yet,
and you keep scaling through
at whatever stage that you are.

there’s a name for this pain, a name
for shattered emotions, there’s a name
for the type of grief you are yet to feel,
there’s an adjective to qualify.

it’s no coincidence your given name
is an appreciation for when you came,
it’s your choice if you want it to remain the same,
bear your given name with pride.

one is referred to by words they say,
the food they eat, how they smell,
people they sleep with and their wealth.
name yourself with who you are.

Tomide Abdul