Unswirling myself,
Unruffling myself,
I’m swimming through the tide,
I’m gliding through the storm,
I’m scaling the hurdles,
The design in the chaos,
The tapestry in the disarray,
I seek it out,
I search for it,
Every-colour Monday,
The canvas is set,
The palette sits beside,
I’ll paint what I want,
Even though someone
has done the day’s motif,
I’ll add my colours.
Thompson I. Emate is a poet of many colours. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.