{"id":7863,"date":"2023-09-18T06:05:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T06:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/?p=7863"},"modified":"2023-09-18T06:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T06:05:18","slug":"lost-behind-the-shades-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/18\/lost-behind-the-shades-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost behind the shades of life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf7-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7865\" width=\"532\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf7-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf7-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf7-463x617.jpg 463w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf7-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wandered to the past<br>Looking at my imperfect life<br>The wind greeted my cheeks, cold<br>Needed to run away but could not<br>Stuck in this shitty lane<br>Led to failure and despair<br>I swallowed the bitterness<br>Tasted the failure<br>Again and again<br>As hope turns into hopelessness<br>And sweet dreams turn into nightmares<br>I was numb \u2026..<br>No more tears to wash the pains<br>I hated the rains, the wind and the sad sky<br>But again \u2026..<br>They were always there<br>As if to accompany my pain and despair<br>To heal this beaten soul<br>To face brutal uncertainty at the horizon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf8-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7866\" width=\"514\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf8-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf8-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf8-463x617.jpg 463w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf8-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I walked the slippery wet road before<br>Falling and tumbling with the wind<br>Trying to catch the shining star<br>Like a fool no one believed in<br>But I persevered\u2026..<br>Waded through impossibilities<br>Pulling and putting my tired feet<br>Towards a destination that \u2026<br>My hearts wanted to be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf20-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7867\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf20-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf20-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf20-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf20-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf20-463x617.jpg 463w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf20-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the endless meadows<br>I saw a tiny light<br>That maybe was there for me<br>I ran for it<br>With the rain, the wind and the sad sky<br>But it was not there for me\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf24-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7868\" width=\"541\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf24-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf24-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf24-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf24-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf24-463x617.jpg 463w, https:\/\/nordinabubakar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cdf24-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you to go away<br>To let the sun come this way<br>Warm the land and heal the sky<br>But it lost behind the clouds<br>Just like this poor soul<br>Lost behind the shades of life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abah&#8212;-on the motorways&#8212;&#8212;London,England&#8212;-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>I wandered to the pastLooking at my imperfect lifeThe wind greeted my cheeks, coldNeeded to run away but could notStuck in this shitty laneLed to failure and despairI swallowed the bitternessTasted the failureAgain and againAs hope turns into hopelessnessAnd sweet dreams turn into nightmaresI was numb \u2026..No more tears to wash the painsI hated the 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