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Poem: When I Have Fears

RUKAYYA JIBRIL by RUKAYYA JIBRIL
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Rukayya Jibril, the poet

Rukayya Jibril, the poet

By Rukayya Jibril

When I have fears that I may cease to be,

I bathe in tears, till the eyes may cease to see.

The twist to the tale of tormented nights,

No glimpse of home from my faded sights.

No whispering wind to tell us where we stand,

Save some memories of us in some fairytale land.

When I have fears that the eyes may cease to see,

The beginning of an end, when the heart may cease to be.

I feel no more at ease with my failing health,

For I count the seconds like counting wealth.

I see no shining sun in my blurry skies,

No moon, no stars soaring amidst the flies.

For beyond the surface, a star may never be,

Yet, beyond the clouds, I see only you and me.

The Poet

Rukayya Jibril is an aspiring young poet living in Kaduna. Her works include “(In)dependence”, “Talking Drums”, “Secure North”, amongst other brilliant poems that highlight her intelligence and creativity.

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She is a passionate member of both the Creative Writers’ Club and The Great Annur Chambers at the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

She was the co-founder of Kaduna Writers’ and Poetry Hub. She is passionate about the Law, about writing.

She’s an amateur photographer and she is deemed wise beyond her years.

The Story

We read a poem in class, titled “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be” by John Keats.

The lecturer gave us an assignment to use the title and create our lines, which we submitted. He marked it as our Continuous Assessment test and my poem topped the class.

 

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