On Literature 1


The solitude amidst the diaspora of a disarrayed sect to send torrents of unrelieved relief. Actually, this ought to be a simple story, of a society, of the people in it, of their lifestyle, of happiness, of sorrow, of beliefs, of wants and desires, of pain, of beauty, of escapades, of attainment, of all the composite quest of beings. But this is how the story will turn, like a kite, it would fly and live above the curtains of the soul. It will coil and attract like the lily, like a ballot, it will be a sudden sight, that arrest the eyes, not only that, it would emerge as hills of reality. embedded with undiluted truth. Not as assumption, rather, it will be bathed with unpredictable rawness of words and opposite, desired situation and shifts, of syntax and semantics, of painting and needling, of relic and now, of here and there.

Suddenly, like a splash, we would emerge from the shell to uncover the lock on our faces and marvel at the moments spent in societal clone. Society, the famous subject in every conversation, named itself as the hood of existence, where decisions sprout without the bearer’s awareness. For the air we breathe, the soil we walk, the desires we crave, the assumed circle of life are progeny of man's made laws. Actually, this should be an arty story. But all art has a form from the vicinity it is birthed. Remember the layman's definition of Literature "as the mirror of the society". A piece does not exist without a society, also, humanity. Talking about humanity, society and literature, and all that occur, all the stories printed, painted, pointed and parted are again, progeny from a stemmed root. All of these make, preserve and reserve history. Again, Literature is beyond society, but preservation of history for the depiction of the present and the reservation for tomorrow.

 

 


Comments

Anonymous said…
You are enroute to greatness, probably you are one of Literature's wonders. Your pen is truly golden blossom
Samuel Bassey said…
Cool piece!.
Nice one
This is beautiful ma

Thank you for putting such a good work out for us to read
This is beautiful ma
Thank you for putting out such a beautiful work for us to read
Kelechi Ahunanya Amadi said…
My people have this adage that" if you don't know when and where the rain started beating you from, you won't know when and where it stopped". History is the record of our past, that helps us predict a better tomorrow. A society with a history, may also have no future. Thanks for this inspiring write up.
Kufre Udofa said…
This is awesome, hope to read more of this from you....
Kufre Udofa said…
Awesome piece, hope to read more of this...
SAM DE POET said…
What arrested my attention the most about this piece is the use of language.Your words are colorful. My take home is the closing remarks, history is indeed very salient, and literature is a key player in preserving the and reserving it.

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