Lock me in a fridge
I will not get cold;
suffer a fatal odd
From blood clot,
It would not be told .
If I hold on to you – eternal flame
Death will not triumph and claim.
Throw me into a glowing fire
I will not burn and expire
I will recover
Sooner than later
My tissues rewired
And in a fine way attired
If I have you as my home to retire.
Cut my tongue
I will talk,
Amputate my legs
I will still walk
And rock,
Away if you take
By the scruff of the neck
Those who wish me look
Fumbled and Broke.
Immured in a dungeon,
Shackled to the walls
Oxymoron that may befall,
I will grow tall
In defiance I will rot not.
Nor will I succumb
But survive the plot.
In bondage
I will summon courage,
Free at last I will then become
If only see you me come
In a prison camp.
Push me off the cliff
I will not fall,
But like a leaf
I will remain afloat
If only I could get your support
Eternal flame you brought.
Temesgn Kebede