I’ll never be Benjamin Zephaniah. Nor will I be Jimi Goodwin.
I’ll never write a hit poem. Or sing to the crowds of Berlin.
I’ll never be a preacher on a hit TV show. Not one play developed.
I won’t start a foundation. I won’t wrap words up well-enveloped.
I won’t mourn who I didn’t know. I will pass on my condolences.
I won’t dwell on the passing of life. I will celebrate the old and look out for the new.
What I will be is: inspired.
What I will do: write more.
What I want to do: my very best.
What I feel: inspired.
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (né Springer; 15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023)
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