My Pilgrimage!

This is no Vudu, nor Hocus-pocus!

I was born in an abnormal way.

My mother spent 12hours in Labour pains,

She thought that the reason she felt the pain was because of Adam n Eve;

And thus my name ADAM.

Her pain was not that of regret but of pure joy!

Strangely as it were i shared in her tears and joy.

My infancy was not peaches and cream;

Infact it was a hurdle for me and mum.

Her c-sectiom wound refused to heal;

While my face was covered with rushes which spread to my entire body.

My tender pale skin flourished in the rushes,

The only contrast was a big black 'scar' on my left ear.

Through prayers mum became better,

My rushes went away and my 'scar' reduced.

During my toddler-hood i refused to breast feed.

Mum got worried and sad but she got used to it.

Infact it worked best for me,

I mean i was as strong and as heavy as a colt born on spring!

Even this stage wasn't peaches and cream.

Let me confess, i had a thorn in my flesh.

I had problem with my speech.

Thus i stammered in my child hood.

Kids made fun of me, they called me all sorts of names.

"Bong'o bong'o", they would shout at me!

"Ako na ulimi mzito" , they would reiterate.

I felt argg...aarggg...angry and would fight my way out of that name.

But as fights in my life reduced my speech improved,

Though my body shrinked and i became darker, nhu it is well!

In my early teenage hood i was introduced to writing (compositions).

Although i liked writing i hated being told what to write about.

After sometime i realized i could write to myself and not be judged or evaluated.

Secretly i vowed to be faithful to my TWO Love (poetry n  Jesus being my 1st)

I took on the world with my pen and Bible.

I thought to myself, finally i have been given a silver-lining;

A more artistic fluency of my expressions.

My brain became tuned to poetic vibe.

I had the ability to pick people's expressions and feelings.

I could tap my thoughts and shape them into meaningful semantical units.

And that there is how i guess my pilgrimage began!

Mum i love you!