Style And Rhythm: May My Road Be Rough

May my road be rough,

Be tough, be luff, be slippery;

For me to sleep not,

May my road be full of heaps;

For me to reap much.

May my road be rough,

May I sometimes be sick;

To all alone usually, seek my God,

May I sometimes fall;

To fall forward, to fall for God.

May my road be rough,

With confusing confusions;

For me to create my creativity,

May I be won of emotional wounds;

For me to be proud of my scars.

May my road be rough,

With unhappiness happiness;

For me to be cleansed of sadistic sadness,

May failures and mistakes far not me;

To serve as my headlamp and head me to a successful state.

May my road be rough,

Rough and tough, itty-bitty not with risks;

For my pains to turn to paeans,

‘Till my body would be tired of me;

For me to answer my eternal call… May my road be rough.

Hammed Jubril Sulaiman is a Poet, Essayist, Writer and Student of Law from the University in Nigeria, Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto