LYRIC FREE VERSE: HOW WILL I REACH HOME?" BY SULAIMON KHALID

As the road keeps changing

its name

and its face,

how will I reach the home

I have kept in my mind for long?

How many doubts, like fire,

will I walk through,

and barriers, like walls,

will I climb

before I get to that future;

that home

I have only seen with closed eyes?

How many versions of myself,

and how many years will it take

to grow

for my hand

to reach the door;

the only door between me

and my home?

How many times must I break

and rebuild

to become the shape,

to become the figure

my dream has always shown,

the one it sees as the future?

I don’t know how long.

I don’t know how.

But when my hand finally touches

that door between me and my home;

my dream;

I will not tremble.

And If that door asks; “Who are you?”

I will answer with scars,

with patience,

with pride.

This is me; your owner.

© SULAIMON KHALID 

- Nigeria 

The poem portrays the journey toward personal fulfillment, using “home” as a metaphor for dreams, purpose, or destiny. It highlights the struggles, doubts, and growth one must endure before reaching that goal. Ultimately, it affirms resilience and self-discovery, showing that when the speaker arrives, they will face their destiny with patience, pride, and confidence.