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46 PhD Some say: ‘It’s permanent head damage’ Others say: ‘It’s press her down’ More others say: ‘It’s pull him down’ For the harder you try to climb up The more others try hard to pull you down Such that it becomes a journey up and up A tree one cannot afford to climb with hands in the pocket PhD A long journey it is Winding as it spirals up Staggering upwards slowly like smoke in a still day That is never certain if it will ever get to the ozone But they keep on saying: ‘Go! Go! Go on….’ They say to the ceiling Of what? I know not what PhD It takes not only courage To climb up such a tree smeared with okra A tree thorny all its trunk up But real commitment bartered with hard work And hard work nurtured with intelligence and wits PhD A test of time and not only for the psyche That like death is feared by many That like a vicious lion leaves many with bruises 47 That like a fierce battle leaves many with injuries Physical, psychological or spiritual I know not what ...

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