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Stone_16 Nigeria I teach and lecture @ Johnknox college, Nasarawa state
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I am still here
<p>I AM STILL HERE</p><p><br/></p><p>I asked the night, “Why must my journey be</p><p>A road of tears where joy refuses me?</p><p>Why does each dream I hold so close and dear</p><p>Turn into something that awakens fear?”</p><p><br/></p><p>I have cried where nobody could see,</p><p>I have fought wars quietly inside of me.</p><p>I gave my heart, yet watched love disappear,</p><p>I gave my trust, yet collected every tear.</p><p><br/></p><p>I smiled beneath the weight of hidden pain,</p><p>Pretending sunshine while I stood in rain.</p><p>They saw my laughter, never saw the fight,</p><p>Never the tears I swallowed every night.</p><p><br/></p><p>I asked the heavens, “How much can I take?</p><p>How many times must broken hearts awake?</p><p>How many doors must close before I see</p><p>That maybe there is still a door for me?”</p><p><br/></p><p>Sometimes I wonder if my prayers are heard,</p><p>If heaven understands my every word.</p><p>I kneel with faith, but when I rise again,</p><p>I find myself still wrestling with the pain.</p><p><br/></p><p>But then a quiet voice within me said,</p><p>“Don't call it finished while you're still not dead.</p><p>The darkest night cannot forever stay;</p><p>Even the longest storm must fade away.”</p><p><br/></p><p>So I will walk, though trembling, through the rain,</p><p>And turn each scar into a strength again.</p><p>I may be tired, but I refuse to fall,</p><p>For there is still a purpose through it all.</p><p><br/></p><p>Let life throw stones; I'll build them into stairs,</p><p>I'll turn my wounds into unanswered prayers.</p><p>Let disappointment knock upon my door—</p><p>I'll rise and fight as I have fought before.</p><p><br/></p><p>One day I'll understand the tears I cried,</p><p>The lonely roads, the nights I nearly died</p><p>To every dream that seemed too far to reach—</p><p>Perhaps the pain was life itself's harsh teach.</p><p><br/></p><p>So, no, my story isn't ending here.</p><p>I'll carry hope despite my deepest fear.</p><p>The world may break me, but one truth stays:</p><p><br/></p><p>I am still here.</p><p>And I will find my way.</p>

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