TOMORROW COMES

I know for sure that tomorrow comes

And I will not be afraid of it as I’ve always been

Though it’s a day closer to my grave

Though it’s a day closer to the end of the world

Though it’s a day closer to losing my senses

It’s a day closer to becoming a nobody

I will not be afraid of it when it comes.

Gone are the days when I feared tomorrow

For gone are the days when today was worth

I wouldn’t say the same of yesterday though

For gone are the days when life was worth

And I know I’ve had no boldness to face tomorrow

But then it seems I will have to borrow

Because tomorrow comes, so let it come

Tomorrow was my biggest worry

Because I feared the consequences of my today

And being haunted by the choices of yesterday

Feared living to compensate the past

But that past is mine

If I could only mount it to someone else

Then maybe I would love tomorrow

But would never deserve to see it

Now tomorrow is my greatest desire

Because it is my only hope

Hope of correcting my mistakes of today and yesterday

Hope that the road will rise up to meet me

Hope of waking up to a sober and peaceful nation

Hope of waking up to see a smile on my mom’s face

Hope of waking up to a totally new life

This is the best thought then: tomorrow comes

It comes for me, to have another chance.

                                           

                                                      by Vincent Owino