#Footprints_On_The_Shore
There are footprints on our shores
Inconsistent pattern without trace
None could tell if its an entry or exit
Every evening the tides wipe it clean
By morn will appear fresh footprints
Ours isn't a ferry way nor is it harbor
However, 24/7/365 men ceaselessly
Breeze in and out with the flow of tide
Had I not enquired from the captains
Off course, this out of cheer curiosity
The destinations intended from it all
How much it is worth for such a trip
Perhaps the reason behind this drive
It dawned on me that its true worth:
Bad news, its a ten years wage cost
Worse of it all is the wayfarers plight
Worst on the list is the unknown path
Not comparable to the migratory bird
Which via mere instinct roam in hope
These anywhere lands appear ahead
For in as much as the shores bustling
And sweet voices onshore are calling
These birds hop out, follow fate's call
Not knowing for certain what awaits
As men troop out to what is foreign
So also we welcome daily strangers
Then I wonder why all the mad rush!?
By Lucky Stephen Onyah
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14th September 2022
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