The Image of A Sad Mind

The Image of a Sad Mind

written by: Lamittan Minsah

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I know the image of a sad mind
that a broken life gives,
I know:
it is what I saw on the face of a widow,
walking across the streets
begging, beset with gloom,
thinking of her youngsters, haggard and famished;
yet life has nothing but these:
act, and wait.

I’ve seen the image of a sad mind,
that grief and tragedy bring along,
I’ve seen:
it is what appears on an urchin’s weary looks
after a heavy downpour, nothing to cover,
scaldingly frigid and crushing down with emotions
on the wet lawn, thinking all is gone;
yet life has nothing but these:
act, and wait.

I’ve felt the image of a sad mind,
that one gains after trudging through misery,
I’ve felt:
it is like the dreadful black of a night
with strange figures lurking in it;
it is like a child born in autumn
and raised without a blanket in winter;
yet life has nothing but these:
act, and wait for better days.

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Lamittan Minsah

Lamittan Minsah (1995) is a Kenyan writer who specializes in poetry and works of fiction. He is an alumni of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) and Ridore Mixed Secondary School. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication and runs a creative writing website titled "Laminsa Indies" where he hopes to help fellow writers in the country and across the globe achieve their writing goals. Some of his published works include "The Long-lasting Tree" (available on Amazon and at Goodnovel) and "The Wicked Gold Ring" (available at Goodnovel).

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• The Image of A Sad Mind - May 4, 2022