Welcome to Word Play Wednesday!
Word Play Wednesday is a weekly feature of written and spoken word poetry. I will be sharing my written and spoken word poems in addition to poems by other wonderful Poets both past and present. If you are interested in sharing some of your poetry, feel free to buzz me and we can work something out.
I hope that you enjoy reading and listening to our thoughts, feelings and rants and in many ways relate to some of them.
Enjoy!
This week I will be sharing a poem that spoke to me in a book I recently read written by Tammy Ejimadu titled ‘For Real?’. It was a very relatable, insightful and often funny collection of stories based on the author’s favorite scriptures from the bible. I loved the experience and I highly recommend this book. I hope you like it.
Nothing Prepares You For This!
Nothing prepares you for this!
The deafening silence from him when you call his name
The coldness of his skin, once warm
The blankness as your heart beats faster
Yet your mind is as cold as the hands of death
Nothing prepares you for this!
Nothing prepares you for this!
The silence all around you even though you can hear
The sound of the feet of mourners as they knock on your door
The barrage of sympathy, tears and wailing
Yet all is frightfully still and quiet
Nothing prepares you for this!
Nothing prepares you for this!
The pain you feel so deep, yet can not be explained
The wrenching of your gut as the pain slowly pulls
The gaping hole in your heart that has no end
Yet it does not feel enough to handle reality
Nothing prepares you for this!
Nothing prepares you for this!
You can drop the facade of steel and let your guard down
You can drop the poker face and let it all out
It might pour out like a rain of tears
It might pour out like shrill shrieks
Nothing prepares you for this!
Yes, nothing prepares you for this!
Just remember that the One who felt the most pain holds you firmly
so, take all the time you need
It might take a while but one day at a time
The pain will pass, healing will come
For death has been swallowed up by victory!
-Tammy Ejimadu
The Author
Tammy Ejimadu (nee Numbere) is passionate about music, writing and the youth ministry. She is the first child of Apostle Goeffrey D. Numbere (of blessed memory) and Pastor Dr. Nonyem Numbere and is fully involved in the publishing ministry of her parents. Tammy is an established choir leader, mentor and the convener of “The House of Levi”, a forum for Pastors’ & Elders’ children. She is happily married to Victor Ejimadu and they have three lovely children.
