USA Africa Dialogue Series - My Epitaph (Poem)

By Chidi Anthony Opara 

I am on transit, 

I am on earth to peel off scalls 

And become a god, 

A representative of God.

I am not bothered 

By bigots trying 

To force feed me with doctrines. 

I do not smell 

The whiff of death now, 

I relish living. 

I have no grudges, 

I apologize for offences caused. 

My hopes 

Are heaped on the Almighty 

Whose mouthpiece I am 

And whose representative I will become. 

I crave for long life, 

I crave for good health 

And other paraphenalias of long life. 

Death 

I will submit to when Divinity wills. 

I have my say, 

But not always my way. 

I await a glorious exit

When the Almighty wills. 

My epitaph will read 

"Here lies he who held no grudges".

Let them take note, 

Those who would write my epitaph. 

(Poem presented as social service,  all rights reserved) 

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a "Life Time Achievement" Awardee, Registered Freight Forwarder, Professional Fellow Of Institute Of Information Managerment, Africa, Poet and Publisher of PublicInformationProjects

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