if I didn’t have my faith, this life would be too much for me
cuz this life, it’s heavy, see
this life, it’s too much weight for me
this life, it doesn’t wait for me
if I didn’t have my faith-
faith that
my community would never fail me
faith that
there’s a reason I still breathe
faith in the things I can’t see
ọmọ Yoruba ni mi, so, if I didn’t have igbagbọ mi
if I didn’t have imani
who would I be?
I could live through life, half awake, half alive
but that would mean I’m lost
that would mean I’ve lost
in my faith, I’ve found hope
in my faith, I don’t have to cope
I can move forward
move upward
overcome
thrive
I can remember that
I am alive, even when wave after wave of unrest and depression hit me in succession, when they knock me down
cuz like the wise man, I built my house on the Rock
even when I’m on the rocks, like the seed that gets snatched away when the devil comes to play, my Rock holds me
my Foundation
will never falter
because of my faith, this life will never be too much for me
He’s given me that guarantee
11.29.17
Vessel in the Valley 