Jaded

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Abstract

lding, internal conversations, and quiet solitudeIt is a liberating realization that former patterns, methodologies, beliefs, Lifestyle habits, pressures, and culturally accepted right doing can be a trap And stumbling block to growth, productivity, and the attaining to Lofty ambitions and grand life purposesThe sweet taste of rest Of mind, body, soul, and spirit Uncovered the barefaced lies the rat race has fed us The blatant falsehood that we must work till we drop To enjoy the good things and simple joys of lifeThe sober realization that we must come face to face with the man in the mirror and be hit with some blistering home truths

we do not know ourselves as we thought we did
we do not know our loved ones as we thought we didLockdowns, stay-at-homes, work-from homes, and social distances Provided the much needed reset we did not know we needed to save us from ourselves The chance to challenge the status quo — Look it in the eye an

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d declare without fear ‘You are outmoded, stagnant and in need of overhaul and replacement’To risk an honest, bold, fear-inducing, and jarring inventory of our lives And face some hard and bitter truths A somber thing to realize but change has been screaming all along Unfortunately for us all, she was drowned out by the louder voices of life and living2020’s searing upheaval ravaged like a refining fire A raging conflagration consuming all and sundry in its path But hope shines through and calls us anew For out of the ashes shall sprout New hopes, new dreams, new courses to chart New goals, new ambitions, new heights to aspire New vistas, new resolutions, new life paths to attain And endless possibilities and opportunities to exploreWe must therefore go forth in victory To conquer and win so that we emerge at last at the other side Fully formed and fulfilled into the new day and dawn© Imabong Faminu, 2020</article></body>

Post-COVID reflections

I know you think I am jaded And I think I know why You are perpetually confounded by my post lockdown attitudes My love of solitude, silence, brevity, and abhorrence for drama Even though my introverted ways are no secret to you or me

You wonder why I am in no hurry to resume the pre lockdown Patterns, attitudes, stressors, and harried existence You suspect I cover up my people exhaustion with a veneer and appearance Of soul searching; mind building, internal conversations, and quiet solitude

It is a liberating realization that former patterns, methodologies, beliefs, Lifestyle habits, pressures, and culturally accepted right doing can be a trap And stumbling block to growth, productivity, and the attaining to Lofty ambitions and grand life purposes

The sweet taste of rest Of mind, body, soul, and spirit Uncovered the barefaced lies the rat race has fed us The blatant falsehood that we must work till we drop To enjoy the good things and simple joys of life

The sober realization that we must come face to face with the man in the mirror and be hit with some blistering home truths - we do not know ourselves as we thought we did - we do not know our loved ones as we thought we did

Lockdowns, stay-at-homes, work-from homes, and social distances Provided the much needed reset we did not know we needed to save us from ourselves The chance to challenge the status quo — Look it in the eye and declare without fear ‘You are outmoded, stagnant and in need of overhaul and replacement’

To risk an honest, bold, fear-inducing, and jarring inventory of our lives And face some hard and bitter truths A somber thing to realize but change has been screaming all along Unfortunately for us all, she was drowned out by the louder voices of life and living

2020’s searing upheaval ravaged like a refining fire A raging conflagration consuming all and sundry in its path But hope shines through and calls us anew For out of the ashes shall sprout New hopes, new dreams, new courses to chart New goals, new ambitions, new heights to aspire New vistas, new resolutions, new life paths to attain And endless possibilities and opportunities to explore

We must therefore go forth in victory To conquer and win so that we emerge at last at the other side Fully formed and fulfilled into the new day and dawn

POETRY/REFLECTIONS

Jaded

Post-COVID reflections