A listening ear,
Everyone’s desire,
Everyone’s wish,
It’s a busy world,
A world in the fast lane,
Few listen,
Empathy is asking for too much.
The statue’s patience,
Like the sun standing in a gloomy sky,
Like the stars decorating the night sky,
Objects that depict man’s
virtues and struggles,
All the sculptor’s dreams,
An embracing world,
All are man’s dreams.
Thompson I. Emate is a graduate of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. His keen interest in creative writing particularly prose and poetry have seen him spend most of his leisure time writing these two. He has his poems,” Foot Soldier” and “Lilies” published in a youth magazine. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.