Discarded Wooden Carving

Ever felt you never matter to your world?
Ever felt you've given all and there's nothing left?
Before you sign out
Before you Throw in the towel and say "Oh I'm sick of this stuff"
Hear this lil story i wanna tell you
When I'm done you're free to take whatever decision
You want

I found this old dusty wood carving
At the back of my friend's House
Some years ago
It was Old, dirty and broken
It probably was the toast of the owner
At one point
It adorned a prominent place in their house
And was the cynosure of all eyes
Are you still here?

With time time age caught up with
And its use wore off
Particularly when it got a crack
Which later became a Bigger crack!!

The Cracked Image was taken down from the,
Prominent place it held
And cast off as trash
Are you still with me?

Days dragged into weeks and weeks into months
Dust gathered on it and Rain and mud
Put paid to the adornment of the image
Until it became an old faded ugly old thing

Until I paid that friend a Visit
I noticed the Discarded stuff and it seemed to say to me
"I'm still useful if only you'll give me some paint"
I took it home,
Scrubbed it clean,
Got my nail and hammer and mended the crack

Then i got my paintbrush and gave it a real good
Garnish from an Oil paint we had at home
The dicarded old Image became new again
You need to see it!!!

That Carving served my house for another Three years
In which it was used as design for an ankara by my late aunt
One day one of my mum's friend saw the carving
Took interest in it and bought it from us
With a moderate amount which was valuable at the the time

So many of us are like that carving
We feel used or we believe we've
outlived our use and time
So there's no need hanging around a relationship
That aint working anymore

Well take my advice or discard it
You are still USEFUL
You only need some few touch ups here and there
And a Lil Paint!!!!!

There you are I'm done with my lil teary story
God love y'all and i do too
Bon Journe!!!
Bon Chance

Roi Cush