"A fruitless tree" by Sivebukola John

There is a fruitless tree in my garden

An evidence of my indolence

Its sight is a new burden

One in which I bind my confidence

Hope is my sunshine

Regret is my rain

Its twigs entwine with time

On its bark, I carve my name

Its roots strangle me in my dreams

A reminder of my failure

But in me a light redeems

One that makes me endure

On a cold winter morning, it falls

Together with all of my sorrow

Sadly, I couldn't tell

That there would be no tomorrow

Sivebukola John is a student of Physiology at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.