TESTIMONY

Darkness came upon me like a tsunami

And Scorched away my smiles

Pulling me through the shadows of death

Disassembling my tiles

Ignorance was my buddy,

We wined and dined,

And life that as once shining,

Has not started dimming.

I battled against myself

Cuz I couldn’t flee my fright

Anger reigned over my voice

And darkness was my sight 

At some point, I felt the turbulence circulating my veins

The rage of horror parading my scenes

I feared my fears and hid my pains

Pretending freedom but mentally in chains 

One day, I felt a man coming my way

No, not just a man but a God

A God who holds the world in his hands

His fragrance overgrown my odor

His presence made the day

And once again I felt I had a savior

He touched me and give my life a meaning

He broke me and gave me a new 

beginning

He scorched me so I could bleed away my pains

He baptized me and made me clean again 

He give me a new name and purpose

He called me his own though he wasn’t supposed

I knew I wasn’t worthy of him and all his glory but he called me his son; and to me, eternal life he proposed.

I gladly accepted to be his citizen

Rebored of his love

Justified by his blood

and Sanctified by his choice

FOR THIS, I TESTIFY

Because he rectified all my mistakes

Justified me no matter what it takes

Nullify my flaws

Amplified my joy

And Solidify my hope in him

So this is my Testimony

Charles G. Kpan, Jr, is a Spoken Word Poet and goes by the Penn Name: Charley De Inspirator. He termed his writing style as Inspirational Poetry. His work has been featured in Local and Internal Poetry Magazines including: PoetrySoup, We Write Liberia, League of Poets, Eboquils, helloPoetry, All Poetry, SpillWords etc.