MY PASTORAL JOURNEY

Jared Chimezie
@jaredchimezie
11 months ago

By Jared chimezie
#poetry


The bucolic landscapes captured
And portrayed the symbiotic spectacle
That crafted my ecclesiastical odyssey
Even with unwanted traumatic tale
From those inhospitable years
Comrade twenty fourteen of all ears
Welcomed me into the hinterland
And amplified my tension
Darting helter-skelter at the sound of the bell
Deprived me of my customary morning tea, infused with cowbell
It was a battleground of perspiration
And fissures in my mind
As I feigned to uphold
How delightful this wilderness can be
But she put me to a pivotal test
She taught me to kowkow
Before both young and old
On this same journey, not for the faint-hearted or weak
But for the resolute and audacious
Because, she presents empty plates of sustenance
To students who missed lectures
The means of subsistence, the gracious garri
Mangoes and cashew trees
The most genial paddy
Without conundrums,
it offers the savor of indomie noodles
Oh untamed terrain, without any regrets
You've moulded me without any regrets.