True
892;
Chidera Odom Restaurant Operations M... @ Sundry Foods Ltd
city Benin City, Nigeria
548
1665
68
50
In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read • Aug 19, 2024 00:23a.m.
HEAL, YOU'VE EARNED IT (1)
<p>It is true that you never really know how far you can go till you try, </p><p>One foot in front of the other and keep pushing on with your mind. </p><p>Its only then that you find out that "a mile, a minute" is not just for tales. </p><p>Your mind can make it happen. </p><p><br></p><p>Do you remember when you used to smile and hide, </p><p>Make your way through the crowd with your head between your thighs, </p><p>Now you can keep a straight face and plod through the sea of the world’s multitude. </p><p>With your head above theirs, still feeling like you own the place. </p><p><br></p><p>That was a time to feel little. </p><p>And now, you feel full, a fullness that is not pride, </p><p>Humble but still just as solid. </p><p><br></p><p>I remember when snoring was your worst. </p><p>You’d think you won’t make it through the night, </p><p>like your head would waltz to the croaks from the walls beside you. </p><p>It was always a reminder of the one person who came to inflict pain. </p><p><br></p><p>You'd feel powerless and fickle, </p><p>Like you can never be far enough, away. </p><p>Its years now and the feeling lurks just beyond the surface. </p><p><br></p><p>You hear sounds, and you feel not the previous dread, but a newfound freedom, </p><p>The freedom of safety, the freedom of distance. </p><p>The freedom where the words no longer bite, and your skin never breaks. </p><p>Not one atom of moisture would you need to yield out of pain because now, </p><p>You are sure that time is past, and nothing can take you back there. </p><p><br></p><p><img src="/media/inline_insight_image/9pidjdgh.png" style="background-color: transparent;" alt="">&nbsp;</p><p>Those times were the years of the abuse you had to endure, </p><p>Because you had no choice and no one else,</p><p>&nbsp;but now you can rest assured that those times are over and,&nbsp;</p><p>you’re never going to get that small again. </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
HEAL, YOU'VE EARNED IT (1)
By Chidera Odom
0:00 / 0:00
Samuel Ibok Toni Donald Jacob
heal
|
THIS INSIGHT HAS STARTED RECEIVING TIPS
Send tip
3
views 77
2 share

Other insights from Chidera Odom

Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Watch, Wait! In Literature, Writing and Blogging I was watching the traffic, and I thought of you, You in all your ...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Sobriety In Growth In Literature, Writing and Blogging We were all well informed, but,We chose what we used for our debut....
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Anything Else, And That. In Literature, Writing and Blogging I almost ate pasta au dè soggiére today. Do you even have to a...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Princesse Vaillante !!! In Literature, Writing and Blogging By the walls of Notre Dame, she sat wallowing in her pain, Waiting...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
The Drama That Comes With Reading In Literature, Writing and Blogging Cut it off!, I screamed. Off with his hands!, I yelled, while ...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Scarred In Literature, Writing and Blogging I hold the knife, sharp and fevered.The onus—he’d always say—is min...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Layers Of Memory And Ice In Literature, Writing and Blogging After you grew, you let yourself slip Back to the place where shad...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
A Little Lost, A Little Blue. In Literature, Writing and Blogging Contrary to what people see when they watch my smiles…”oh, she is...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Its Not Just Me, I'M Sure. In Literature, Writing and Blogging I’ve always known that I wanted to be hot, Not in the way you migh...
Chidera Odom
city Benin City, Nigeria
Sappy, Slappy Memories In Literature, Writing and Blogging I was that pure, untainted little person, little, in every way; siz...
Insights for you.
Jefferson Nnadiekwe Freelance scriptwriter and creat...
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
A little about the Nkwerre people
 Nkwerre is one of the local governments in Imo State, Nigeria. It is a small town of about 80,000 people (according to the 2006 national population...
884 views
3 upvotes
0 comments
Joshua Omoijiade Senior Designer @ Studio Contra
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
Finding meaning with anything anywhere all at once
 Once, in the Northern part of France, in the Parisian Cafes on the left bank, a diminutive son of a sailor named Jean Paul Satre was playing his pa...
564 views
4 upvotes
1 comment
Esther Omemu Design Associate @ Hera Marketing
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
A Murderously Funny Guide to Writing About Serial Killers...
 I can already imagine you wondering, why on earth is this even important. Oh well, you’ll find out why very soon, that much I can assure you… but b...
535 views
5 upvotes
1 comment
Samuel Ibok Marketing Supervisor @ Crusader Sterling...
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
THE MEETING
 Sometimes it takes one meeting for our lives to change forever. It was never Femi's intention to join the league of exceptional gentlemen know...
515 views
8 upvotes
5 comments
Jefferson Nnadiekwe Freelance scriptwriter and creat...
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
Follow the yellow brick road
 If you know about the movie 'The wizard of Oz', you should be familiar with the yellow brick road. To shed a little light, it is the road which the...
506 views
3 upvotes
0 comments
Samuel Ibok Marketing Supervisor @ Crusader Sterling...
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
OMÓ ÉSAN
 They say the apple does not fall far from the tree, but I was the exception, or I was supposed to be. I grew up hating my parents, who died when I ...
502 views
10 upvotes
4 comments
Jefferson Nnadiekwe Freelance scriptwriter and creat...
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
Peter vs Seun : A worrying case of intolerance
 Last week, we experienced the social media brawl between Seun Kuti and Peter Okoye (one half of music group; psquare). A very short recap; the figh...
484 views
2 upvotes
1 comment
Jefferson Nnadiekwe Freelance scriptwriter and creat...
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
Social media filters and how they affect us
 Everyone loves photo filters right? There are a lot of them across different social media apps, that help us look our best. The most popular ones a...
474 views
1 upvote
1 comment
Samuel Ibok Marketing Supervisor @ Crusader Sterling...
city Lagos, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
DEAD BEN: LETTERS TO THE LIVING (THE ENEMY WITHIN)
 What if I told you someone in your circle wants you out of line? For religious folks, let's just call this the Judas effect. Yeah, I mean that gu...
468 views
2 upvotes
0 comments
Queensley Okon Information Officer @ Covenant University
city Ota, Nigeria
In Literature, Writing and Blogging
GRAMMATICA...
 Today we are going a little technical into the lexicon of the English Language, specifically, words or phrases we often misuse. Don't give m...
466 views
3 upvotes
4 comments
What is TwoCents? ×