In this vexation of life, find your peace in silence
And Enjoy the therapeutic sounds of nature
Sail away the dark shadows you left behind
But don’t drown yourself as you think of others
Amidst conflicting voices and restless echoes,
Flip the switch in your mind when you’ll feel lost
Yes! You have the right to be here
Even if it takes forever to convince the universe
When fears are born of loneliness and aloofness
So is our courage and will to birth our victories
To what virtue is a life full of vain and bitterness?
Peace is a real possession in the fortunes of time
So breath when it’s dark and allow things to pass
Decorate the walls of your mind with sweet memories
Be kind in words that fill the emptiness of heart
And Let your freedom be your unwavering faith
Oh Dearest! remember to be gentle with yourself
And Shield your fight for it’s your right.
Analysis
This is a poem of 18 lines with three stanza written by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia. It is poem that create mental health awareness. The theme of the poem centered on mental health as a universal human rights. The poet points out importance to maintain ones sanity in this messy life.
Looking at the first line in stanza one, she went straight to the point, saying “in this vexation of life, find your peace in silence”. It captures the theme of the poem which admits that life is chaotic (filled with ups and downs), but it is our responsibility to find peace a mist the turbulent waters of life. Also, in stanze, the poet plays an advisory role to her reader as one who has remedy to the issues of life. She portrays a picture of one who appeal to people feelings, who tends to their deep wounds and understand and communicate effectively their hidden thoughts. See line 7 and line 8.
The poet ended her poem with two lines, that gives every reader a sense of responsibility to uphold their right to mental health and stability. The line she said “ Shield your fight for it’s your right”. Don’t authorize anyone to abuse you psychologically or emotion, using words and don’t subject yourself to mental torture. This is an open message to the society to recognize mental health because some people are battling with trauma, depression, anxiety, emotional breakdown, personality disorder etc. That why poet advised people in line 14 and 15 “Decorate the walls of your mind with sweet memories,
Be kind in words that fill the emptiness of heart”. Promoting a sense of Joy, happiness and feeling of love, which we softens the heart and strengthens the mind. We should intentional in having positive feeling, positive thoughts and creating sweet memories/ happiness even when sad circumstances happens.
Language and poetic Devices:
The language is simple and narrative. The tone is calm, soft, warm, and tender. The poetic devices the poet use are irony (in line 11), metaphor (line 12, personalification (in line 9 and 10), Alliteration (in line 4), etc.