Almost...

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Nigeria

Think long and hard about this next one
Don't be too quick to say, 'I'm done'

Let your thoughts fade away in this very moment
Forget every single thing you've ever learnt

In all seriousness, let your mind be wide and clear...
Now,the question we've all been waiting to hear

What's the saddest word in the world to you?
When it comes up,what's the first thing you do?

What word keeps you up at night?
A word you can't imagine going down to without a fight

Your word might be 'anxiety',her's might be a 'ghost'
His might be his 'entirety', but mine is 'ALMOST'

He ALMOST escaped...
The girl ALMOST didn't get raped...
He ALMOST stood the test of time
And she was ALMOST fine
The old man ALMOST came back home
And she was at the end of the day ALMOST not alone

Almost...A word that hangs between the virtue of life and death
Almost...a word that can determine your strength and your last breath
Almost!

He almost made it out...but he didnt!
She almost saved herself, but she just couldn't
Almost!

'I'm almost good',she says... still yet,I can see she clearly is not
She's just putting up this perfect front
Almost!

As I lie here behind these black metal bars, I look back and wonder
What could've been if I almost didn't kill that lady,I ponder

Days,months and years have gone bye
But these eyes still haven't seen the sky

All that left behind these bars
Is one with many many scars

But maybe that's not the truth
Maybe that's only MY truth

Yes,I'm stuck behind bars,but these bars are made up of only thoughts in my mind
Yes,I killed a lady,but maybe that lady was a part of me that just died

I hope one day,I'll almost
Almost know what is feels like to be free!
Almost know what it feels like to finally be me!

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