Poetic Justice

Anthony’s Abstract
By: Anthony Adewumi

They say to be great is to be misunderstood-
So that means my dreams are detrimental,
Plagued with positivity -
In a world that’s immune to the intelligence of an influential,
Anchored by ambition; flown with faith,
Crawl with the condemned and sway the sinner into a saint
Saint Anthony…recovers that which went adrift
Enlighten inspiration for those hidden in the apathetic mist
Be the guide for the blind and be harkened by the deaf,
The cerebral for the senseless so the broke can be helped
Be as heavenly as the cherub but wiser than the serpent-
Be the net to catch a fallen spirit before it hits the surface
The lyrics to a legacy; the pupils of the eyes-
That looks into the soul and sees I no longer fear my demise
Ashes I came and dust I shall return-
Only to fertilize the Earth and grow blessings through the ferns
Reincarnate through the rhymes and eternalized in the epics
Speak through the scriptures and convince the skeptics
Put prophesy in the pen and prayer in the poetry
For many can sketch conclusions-
But only I can draw the art that flows through me.