the next time you breathe/
breathe life into the nostrils of earthly beings/
there’ll come a time when inhaling and exhaling seem useless
the next time you breathe/
stuck memories into people’s minds/
let their smiles signal peace & longevity
the next time you breathe/
plant laughters on every heart/
cause oxygen and carbon dioxide will one day be missed
the next time you breathe/
let the clouds serve as witnesses/
every beautiful moment must count
this is a cold world/
where the musics play mostly for the broken souls/
tomorrow is never promised
the next time you breathe/
breathe like Chadwick did/
let wakanda breathe forever.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Edwin Olu Bestman alias Magical Poet; is a young writer from Liberia. He is a multi-award
winning poet, philanthropist and a civil engineer. Edwin holds an associate degree in civil
engineering from the Stella Maris Polytechnic University and currently a Bsc candidate at the
institution. He has co-authored several anthologies and the author of two books; Genesis and
Raindrops.
Moreover, he is a member of several national and international platforms. Some of which
include: The International African Writers Association(IAWA), Poetry City(PC), We Write
Liberia ( WWL), Liberian Poet Society(LPS), Motivational Strips (MS), World Literature
Academy(WLA), Poetry Abilities(PA), Home Of African Poetry And Splendid Stories(HAPSS),
Global Literary Society(GLS), PoeMarium, Inspire and get Inspired, Poetas Unidos(PU), Best Poet and Poetess Group( BPPG), Poetry Soup, Literary Greetings In The Soul(LGS), and many other literary institutions.
Edwin works have been featured in international magazines, Anthologies and other written papers. Some of which include: The Writer’s Space African Magazine( Feb 1, 2019 edition), Motivational strips Anthology(Spark of hope, Volume I and II), Songs of peace – the world’s biggest anthology(League of poets), Namaste Ink (An author’s manifesto), (Poetry City
Anthology( Circle of wisdom), Ducor review, Spillwords, Odd Magazine, Eboquills, Literary
Yard, Libpedia, PoetrySoup, Poetry Nation, Writer’s Cafe, Sipay Magazine (Seychelles, June 21
edition), Bharath Vision, Ngiga Review, Nantygreens and a lot more.
