Changes

they said that sorrow may
last for a night, but joy
will come in the morning
allahu akbar! hallelujah!
there’s an assured suffering.
there is also a hope for us
and an in-between:
a feeling that has no feel
it’s not sad, it’s not happy
just what are you?
where i stand is where i stand
like how leaves do when
the sun is down, and the
wind is gentle.
all the horrors in the world
can not compare to the terror
of a blank page nor a
mind not sure what to do.

Victor Oyedele