No Words

By Olumide Holloway (King Olulu)

Lost,
Not in a wilderness,
Perhaps within elements.
Danger lurking
yet safety guaranteed.
Cliff climbing,
Harness unused,
Ropes un-needed,
Eyelids shut
Yet stumbling not.

Not touching,
Yet feeling.
Not saying,
Yet heard.
Not doing,
Yet achieving.

Floating,
No strings,
No limits,
No barrier.
Lightweight,
Yet un-carry-able.
So very heavy,
Yet lighting comes second,
makes the word “swift” incomplete.

Missing parts,
Yet whole,
Complete;
Needing and needed,
making oxygen fight for attention.
Words, not enough,
but heartbeats are bursting eardrums.

Dreams,
Living,
Breathing,
Reality, now scripted.
You read,
You try to decode,
And you wonder,
Wandering in the meanings
brains can’t decipher.
Yet information passed,
knowledge gained.
The heart loves,
Body flourishes,
and soul is quite fulfilled.

Olumide Holloway (King Olulu) is a Poetprenuer, Gifted Storyteller, Screenwriter, Author, and Spoken Word Poet. He has always enjoyed writing and has been an active writer for most of his life. His 12 years of experience (as a Credit Analyst) in a financial institution also helped to improve the quality of his writing.

He likes to build capacity in people using words as a tool of impact, mode of expression, and medium of communication. He is passionate about Spoken Word Poetry, and is the Co-founder and Chief Content Curator of https://poetreel.com/ , a spoken word poetry streaming platform.

You can follow him on his blog – https://olulu4ever.medium.com/ and connect with him via Instagram/ Threads @olulutheking, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@kingolulu and Twitter @olulu4ever.