Yesterday

Quatrain Poem by Thompson Emate

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“Sometimes yesterday pulls us back to its room. Walking about it wanes our enthusiasm.”

Thompson Emate

I’m on a new day,
I’m happy to embrace a new ray,
But I’m hunted by yesterday’s drama,
It comes upon me like a hammer.

I fight the flooding thoughts,
For it deeply hurts,
I don’t want an obstruction to my smiles,
As I go on the day’s miles.

I’m going back home,
My mind goes on a roam,
I’m drenched by melancholy rain,
I embark on a moody train.

Yesterday creeps into my room,
It pervades it with gloom,
I search for light,
A way out of the gnawing night.

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Thompson Emate spends his leisure time on creative writing, particularly poetry and prose. He has a deep love for nature and the arts. His poems can be seen in Poetry Potion, Poetry Soup, Visual Verse, Writers Space Africa magazine and elsewhere. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.