The Pendulum Of Life Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

I have been thrown to the darkest corners of life
Covered with a blanket of sorrow
And enveloped in sadness
I have seen my tears flow
And my eyes swell with sadness
I have seen my heart broken
And my life shattered
I have been to the realm of sorrow

I have tasted the sweetest nectar of life
I have held joy in my heart
And embraced happiness
I have been to many places
And ate the most delicious food
I have held Love in my hands
And wallowed in the pool of ecstasy
I have been to the realm of joy

I have been to the classroom of logic
I have consumed endless pieces of mathematics
And submerged myself in the ocean of science
I have studied the human mind
And dissected the human body
I have knitted the facts together
And discarded lies
I have been to the realm of scientific discourse

I have been to the house of faith
Knelt down in prayer
And believed in God

I have been to the realm of Light
Wallowed in mystery
Swallowing secrets
And illuminating the pearls of life

I have embraced Silence in my life
Neither in the land of joy nor sorrow
Silence is a realm of nothingness
A realm of Love
Where the spirit is naked
And the body and mind are at rest

The pendulum of life is swinging
I am totally and wholeheartedly swinging with it