A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

Dear me,

Hello
Its amazing how people can change so much over the years, but there are parts of me that  still define you. I love you and miss you so much.
There are a number of things I need you to know, things I wished I knew way back.

See dear, the world seems so beautiful right now, but gets uglier, it gets tougher and rough. Its roads are bumpy and its people are cold, well not all but many.
Do not worry, and do not let your dream for a better day and better world die. Keep the hope alive.

Dear, friends will come and go, some will even leave in your midnight, but it's okay, you are powerful on your own, trust God even more.

Family, is one important factor, look at it with respect, but also remember that family does not only consist of people related by blood, appreciated and honor the kindness of a stranger. Show gratitude to the people who gave you light when all the family could give was darkness.

Dear, love hurts, and more importantly your crush is only best in your imaginations and fantasies, the reality is different.When in college, focus more on your books because love will hurt you and make you loose direction. Above all do not give up on love, its beautiful to find your one true love. I am blessed.

Avoid looking in the mirror all the time, stop comparing yourself to others
You will hate your body for its flaws, but its okay to be different, love yourself more. You are a great representation of God's image. You are beautiful.

See, dear, do  not let the world swallow your voice, speak when you need  to, talk when you too.Yell if you have too. I lost my voice on the way...please don't loose yours. You will need it.

Do not try to grow up so fast,  you are a child, enjoy every moment, have fun, make memories.
That's all I can say for now, you will find other life surprises along the way.
For now, stay strong, keep the faith.
Until then.
Love you always.

Yours faithfully
Me

PRAYING FOR BETTER DAYS

Better days are coming
I pray for better days.

Everyday, I wake to sad news,
on the radio, television, phones
I wake up to deaths funerals, accidents
The world is loosing hope
Because of what is happening around the globe
It seems everyone is moving around with a rope
Which leads to the edge of a cliff
And falls in the dark pit of the earth, the grave

Everyday, I pray for better days
Days that disease won't claim lives
Days that roads won't cause accidents
Days that smiles won't cease
Days that everybody will sleep laughing
And wake up smiling
Days that the day will shine all bright
Days that love will rule the world

I pray, pray for better days

CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG LIBRARIAN

Every time I walk in the library, the silence gets too loud for me, that the only thing I could think of is how I am lacking as a librarian.

When I look at the collection of books on the shelves, I imagine how different the world would have been if people read.

When I look at how latest journals are being published regularly, and how information illiteracy is affecting our communities, I'm left to wonder if am doing enough.

As a young librarian, I struggle with a lot of things.

 I struggle with the fact that I am a librarian, I spend a lot of time trying to convince people about what I do. I spend most of my strength, explaining what librarianship is and what it's not because the world does not understand. I have to say all the good things about libraries just for society to accept me.
As a young librarian, there are things I still do not do right.

I still make mistakes when cataloguing books
 I still do not know how to catalogue other forms of knowledge and wisdom
 There are still certain things I don't understand about librarianship
 There are times I do things wrongly to just be on time
 There are times I say things I don't even understand to calm a library user
 There are times that I yell at frustrated library users
 There are moments that I get mad because of patrons
 There are times that I keep quiet in meetings because I barely have anything to say
 There are times that I forget passwords at the time am supposed to help a patron
 There are times when my tongue gets tied when I am supposed to educate and encourage people on how to find materials of choice in the library
 At times I don't like the quietness in the library
Sometimes I hate how people think that libraries are just about books

Despite all, I am always excited about going to work in the library because I understand that libraries are never just about books, there are about people.
There are about relationships.They are about knowledge management, about giving back. They are about reflections, the silence that is associated with libraries gives one time to reflect and listen to one's mind.

In my little experience as a librarian, I have learnt to listen to patrons because everyone is fighting battles I know nothing about, so all I do is give a listening ear and a comforting smile.

Being a librarian to me is a thing of passion, I embrace the joys and satisfaction that comes with helping someone find exactly what they are looking for.

Its about how I am growing and developing as a librarian everyday. The new technologies I get to learn as they come, the opportunities I get to train and teach others about information literacy.
The smiles I put on people's faces when they finally succeed. The lives I touch with my instructions as a librarian. I am grateful to be a  librarian. Given another opportunity, I would still choose this job.

People attach little importance to libraries but they forget that  these are cornerstones for a healthy community. Therefore librarians are an integral part of a healthy information literate society.

AN ODE TO THE LOST LOVE

Almost everyone in life has had to let go of love to find love. May this poem touch a soul and speak life and courage to someone going through a hard time with a break up...it hurts but it heals too. keep loving.

I hungered for your affection 

All I needed was your attention

But my heart was always in ER section

It’s clear we lost the connection

And so I watched you leave

You said you’ve had it to your sleeve

When all you did was to deceive

What you want, you achieve

But allow me to say Thank you:

For the loss of affection: I learnt to love myself more

For tears I cried: I realized crying is breathing for the soul

For ignored calls: I found comfort in God

For texts never replied: It helped focus on myself

Thank you

For the arguments: It brought out things I didn’t know about you

For calling me names: I found myself

For calling me inferior: I gained confidence

For giving up on me: I learnt to trust myself even more

For hurting my feelings: It made me stronger

For leaving: I found LOVE

Thank you because it broke me, but made me better at loving. Thank you for showing me another side I couldn’t have handled.

 Genre: Break up, healing, God, courage, strength, hope and love

MY HANDS

When I looked at my tired hands

I blamed myself for the child who is hungry

I felt guilty for dead birds in the poultry

I blamed myself for the pollution in my country

I stared at my wretched palms 
I regret the fires started

I feel sad for the foods I wasted

All the insects I frustrated

When I look at my despicable fingers

 Remember the mountains I destroyed

The storms I started

The animals I scared away

All the flowers I crushed

Given a chance, I would apologize

Because the world needs healing

I too need healing. 
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