Battles Of Life -By Akogwu Egene, Esq.

When I look back to where I am coming from

I realize that Life is an endless battle

During the course of this journey

I had travelled in fierce strom and blazing sunshine

I had walked barefooted on thorns and live-coal

I had fought the lion with my bare-hands

I had swam across many oceans

I had climbed many mountains without rest

It was as though, I would never get to my destination

I had been beaten and battered

I had been trampled upon

I had smiled in my tears

I had searched for light in dark tunnel

In this dark days and age

Family and friends kept me encouraged

Then, as if by a stroke of magic

A dim light peirced through my tunnel

And then, I began to wonder

Could this be the light of heaven or of hell-fire

Have I been saved or condemned

Has my pain finally come to an end or it’s just beginning

Lo and behold, as I reached the end of the tunnel

I found myself at heaven’s gate!

Akogwu Egene, Esq. is a legal practitioner, writer and motivational speaker from Kogi State, Nigeria. He can be reached at akogwuegene@gmail.com