Make Peace with the Madness

Painting by Edward Moran

Every now and then
You get that feeling

E V E R Y T H I N G
Will be alright

E V E R Y T H I N G
Will work itself out

E V E R Y T H I N G
Will make sense

Eventually
And if perhaps

E V E R Y T H I N G
Doesn’t work out

You’ll at least learn
To make peace with the madness

II.

Your ship
Didn’t sail out to sea
To sink so soon
You press on
Until you see
Some semblance of a shoreline —

© Sefu Chikelu 2020