My hand is shielded and my eye was fortified

my eye is a pharos in the sea–
that my heart jumps to the bottom,
my hand is dipped into it
the waters were coldly hot,
with a sensation that stole
my senses, my hearing then my sight.
I tried to escape with my sight first,
my hearing and my sense,
I waited second after second
and a year after year 
for the rescue from no one
still my hand dance for the hot sea waters.
let me snatch my sight
let me remove my hand 
from the mouth of the hell
& not to let its eyes marry the hell light,
now, let them see the sky's womb
& see how sun and moon were born.


Mubarak Said is a poet, an award winning  essayist and a  short story writer from Funakaye Local Government of Gombe state, Nigeria.

Said was a winner of 2020 ANCOPPS essay writing competition in Gombe state. He participated in many secondary schools competitions , including FRSC essay writing competition and so.

His works have been accepted and published by different Nigerian and international News papers and and literary magazines as World voices magazine, icefloe press, literary yard, beatnikcowboy, teenlit journal, ILA magazine, the pinecone review, Susa Africa, Applied worldwide, Opinion Nigeria, Today post, daily trust and daily companion.