WHERE AM I?

 Filled with ecstasy and hope,
 Filled with dreams and  beliefs,
 Walking into the manifestation  of them,
 I lose these gifts
 In a place unknown.
  Where am I?

   Assured mama and papa
 Of returned pride.
 Strived to fulfil these  promises.
 Now misplaced they are,
 Confused and lost am I,
 Still I ask rhetorically,
 Where am I?

 Blood, sweat and tears I shed,
 Just to make both ends meet.
 Efforts become water turned  into a basket. 
 Cornered to a place of  dejection.
  Please, where am I?

  Corruption creeps in silently,
 Ate my dreams like a  
 cankerworm,
 Left me bare,
 In a state of despair.
 Confusion becomes my soulmate.
 Lost am I.
 Where am I?

 Striving still to find me,
 Searching for a path to        survive,
 Wit beckons me,
 Strength draws me.
 A path I see,
 A gleam of hope I see.

 Walking out of the unknown,
 With pride and confidence,
 Worries disappear,
  Fear elapses.
 For the question ' Where  am I?'
  Becomes a whisper to my ear. 

 -Written by: Chikezie Chioma Divine
 -Proofread by: Elemi Asa Bassey
 -Edited by: Ukam Dennis
 -Published by: Chikezie Chioma Divine.