The day fades softly into night,
Summer to winter, with a sigh.
Sunrise to sunset, a golden sight,
Sunlight to rainfall, then a rainbow bright.
Clouds give way to billions of stars,
Nature rewinds, from present back to the start.
A fading flower, watching time depart,
From prime to twilight, an aging heart.
Looking back at all that’s been,
Realizing some paths were left unseen.
Not gripped by the cold hands of regret,
But full of content, this heart’s silhouette.
A journey backward, step by step,
Through youth, to childhood’s last breath.
Taking every turn, bend, and place,
Meeting my past, face to face.
The night will surely turn to day…
Winter to summer, as seasons sway.
Sunset births sunrise in its time,
Rain returns to sunlight’s shine.
Stars, once hidden, emerge again,
But I, a human, can’t relive where I’ve been.
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Olasunkanmi Faith Olamitide is a student nurse and writer studying at Obafemi Awolowo University. She is a lover of both academia and art.
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Read – Dancing in my Grave – A Poem by Emmanuel Tumwesige – Uganda
