You can’t dodge the pain
You can’t get it right all the time
Make a fool out of yourself trying…
It’s OK.
Soon you’ll recognize that sinking nudge to run
the other direction. You’ll get familiar with
balls of lead in your mouth, the gravel in your throat.
That’s a good place to ask – Why?
Life grows wild through clarifying questions
Adventures barrage through the stench of cants
An impossible dream becomes an uneasy destination
Unbutton those ears – you’ll arrive somehow
Breathe as you fumble – it is well
Your days come served as ordered.
Ama Danesi
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Ama Danesi is a Nigerian-born author, storyteller, and financial strategist — and a self-proclaimed witness to what’s possible when stubborn optimism is a core strategy. She holds an MBA in Financial Management and an M.A. in Humanities, and spent years in banking and management in corporate Nigeria and the U.S. before turning her attention to the stories we carry.
She is the author of PARE: 100 Reminders for the Unwavering Self; Artificially Flavored Layers, a collection of diaspora stories; and Mayen and the Unexpected Gift, her Amazon-bestselling debut children’s book and the heart of the Mayen Creative Series. Her books are available on Amazon, BN, IngramSpark, dormanes.com, and wherever books are sold.
Ama lives in beautiful, sunny California, where she enjoys her family, her life, and blogs right here at amadanesi.com.
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