In his poem titled "Sweet hurting", the Afro Poetry Times editor uses the following words to describe positive energy when one feels down and out.
We glisten and sparkle not because our resumes are polished with doctrines.
We smile and laugh not because hurt filled our hearts with candy.
We have hurt and cried,
We have consulted and muted....
When poetry challenges the inner most thoughts, it inspires the mind to wake up and shine.
The fort of success is not a preserve for those who do not have problems.
We are human and we all have challenges nomatter how rich or poor one may be.
Just like the next hot beat, poetry has the perfect dose to energize the mind. That is what the Afro Poetry Times October 2022 edition seeks to achieve.
Inspiration mirrored in poetry.
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