MY TALENT

When at one

Thing I good

At am and

Can with great

Skill do and

Do and redo

Then as my

Talent I deem

This great skill.

If by this

Are legion souls

Blessed and fortified

And then edified

And my Nation

Forward moved and

The World transformed,

Then think I

Fulfilling I am

The cause for

Which was born.

What if slay

Many lives I

And wars cause

And myriad ruins

By this skill?

Then with good

Has the worse

Been simply achieved.

Now, was born

A poet I.

Should I kill

And mar with

This noble skill?

Nay, I think!

I’ll build and

The World bless

And hope give

And knowledge impart

And peace pour

On wounded hearts.

I will betray

And then disclose

And let consciously

Dangerous cats out

Of the bag!

With my talent

I’ll touch lives.

I’ll save souls.

I’ll uplift, so

Help me God!

ISAAC ESSOUN