POETRY

Our spirituality

 By Odimegwu Onwumere

There are a lot of manifestations

of spirituality here, in you, among us.

Brethren! We don't practice Yoga,

but we are connected to Chukwu Abiama.

Igbo spirituality is the epicenter

of the Universal Spiritual Force.

It is time we find that

which our people have

ignorantly abandoned.

It is a big deal

that we know our belief

and not believing in

every other nations' beliefs

even though that people do not

want to hear about our philosophy

which has transcended beyond time.

Let's not be confused

with our faith and spirituality

because they are the very real

spirituality appeal

that takes hold of the hearts of nations.

We should know that others

are not the acclaimed strong sense of spirituality.

Ours is from the cosmos – others are manmade.

We must be sensitive

to the value of our faith and spirituality,

by affecting people positively

with every form of positive character.

Our spirituality

had and will soon open

many different areas

of Igbo life;

ours is not dogmatic,

not causing problem

between religion,

or organized religionists,

and spirituality,

yet the controlled religionists

have refused to pack their load

out of our way.

Odimegwu Onwumere, Poet/Author, Media/Writing Consultant and Motivator, is the Coordinator, Concerned Non-Indigenes In Rivers State (CONIRIV)