'Life in a Cell' by Christopher Titus

In this niche so to call

But a cell

Not even an inch to throw

Or play a ball

We fall and rise

In this hell of guilt

In this cloudy but

Lonely jungle

Where we sing and mingle

All along

Some day

We’ll all become single

And all apart

Is this really a cell?

Or a unit of life?

Size like a pit but

Capacity more than a net

Growing and raising

Some stingy sticky pets

What a stuffy place

To behold for a while

Some come and live

For all their life

Here is rich and well equipped

With both the poor and rich

In this net so to call

But not a hall

Where we smell the iron

That serves like a door

Same is used as a bell

To call for a need

Tears and fear are all we bear

We share, hear and feel for others’ tales

But that keeps us strong

And hopeful enough

CELL,

A unit of life now a unit to live

What an irony of life to behold.

Christopher Titusis an engineering student at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State. A student leader and activist, Christopher loves travelling, acting and exploring.

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