Written piece
Threading our thoughts for humanity
Martin Ijir
Nigeria
About this piece
The poem tells a story on the potential of human, each possess what he or she needs for the development of his society. The ability to embrace each individual as the sea housing all kind of fishes, distilled discrimination.
Like springs, we are quilted together—
a formidable pattern that binds us
across plains and through snow.
All you see is human endowment,
carrying their potential and thriving in the destiny place.
Along this rope we roll,
like fish in the water of life,
We stitch a world from what we are:
springs rising, ropes unbroken,
quilted, rolling, threading for humanity.
Standing as shared current on the sea,
We do not break. We bind.
We do not sink. We roll.
Along this rope we roll,
like fish in the water of life,
threading our thoughts for humanity.
Like springs, we are quilted together—
a formidable pattern that binds us
across plains and through snow.
All you see is human endowment:
each one carries their potential
and thrives in their destined place.
Along this rope we roll,
like fish in the water of life.
We stitch a world from what we are:
springs rising, ropes unbroken,
quilted, rolling, threading for humanity.
We stand as a shared current on the sea.
We do not break. We bind.
We do not sink. We roll.
Along this rope we roll,
like fish in the water of life,
threading our thoughts for humanity.