by Maritza Okpe

I used to believe in fairy tale endings
The bright sunlight, beautiful flowers 
I wanted it all,
To live, to fall in love, to grow.
Alas life wanted something more for me.
I should be pleased some say,
I am lucky others claim.
But I am in a dark room surrounded by the shadows I had created
I am stuck in a cage I cannot find a way out.
My only help can come from above, from the Father of all lights.

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Maritza Okpe is a writer, voiceover artist, and lecturer. She believes thoughts of the heart are communicated better when written. She is a teacher fascinated by words and their use. When she’s not pouring her heart onto paper or neck deep in a book, she’s imagining stories in her head that she hopes will someday be brought to life with her pen.