Picture eight

Musa stands in the middle
beneath where he hasn’t been
above where he emerged from
he knows people from above
that wrinkles tell their story
he knows people from above
that are happy to be there
he still sees people below
another one just bit the dust
he still sees people below
doing all they can to climb
it makes him wonder
if he’ll miss being younger
because he’s looked back
a million times and more
and all that he always wants
is for the future to come.

Tomide Abdul