THE FOLLOWING POEM WAS SELECTED IN WINGWORD POETRY PRIZE 2023 LONGLIST.

I confess that I began living my life

The day Kobe Bryant tragically passed away;

Until then I would spent my days in strife

Ruing the past and dreading the unborn day.

Then, on that fateful day I did realize

That all through our lives, we do plans make;

Seeking gains that do seldom materialize

Gathering goods that do not our thirst slake.

From that day, tossing aside envy and reproach

With gratitude and gaiety, I did life embrace;

And every dilemma with ardour did approach

And with a smile did every worry erase.

My feet up, sipping tea, as I now a rainbow behold;

The momentousness of this moment, I do uphold.