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Poem: African Time by Gentlebabs(m): 11:24pm On Oct 16, 2018 |
Poem: African Time Time ain't money Time is life When you waste time You waste life Not money Respect is reciprocal Respect time Luck will smile at you When you do otherwise Opportunities fly away Once I missed a flight Then poor and proud I paid dearly from reserve Which I could have saved Time ain't money Time is life Time ain't money Once it is lost It's like a broken hymen It can never be recovered Because time is life Master time management Then you will be positioned On a part to greatness Like a Soldier of fortune Who understands timing Along enemy lines There is no African time Just foolishman's time Stop justifying mediocrity Instead of taking responsibility That's why you are there Show some respect To time and management Lest you miss opportunities Destined to make you hammer Then you blame village witch "Sun, stand still upon Gibeon" "And you, Moon, in the valley of Ayalon.' That was 3224 years back Joshua reversed nature Until vengeance was wrought Because he understood time The sons of Isachaar Masters of time management Knew the best course At any point in time What wisdom is this? Many have gone Stop foolishman's time In the school of success Timing is core Be advised Stop procrastination Practice delegation None is an icon of knowledge When empowered Humans perform exploits You complain over time Yet you are nomophobic I pity your condition Married to your phones Soap operas and sports Yet you blame time Avoid uneccesaries Complete your task on time Tell yourself the magic phrase "Weldone, I am proud of me" Reward yourself for timeliness Lack of respect for timing Made some marry strangers Now married but single They wished they could go back But time lost cannot be regained i have lost a lot Practising African time Foolishman's time Don't be like me Learn from my mistakes And respect time Ever wasted time? Repeat after me I repent of my sins Now that I am born again I am a new creature I will respect time Because time is life |
Re: Poem: African Time by daviesblaze(m): 2:12am On Oct 17, 2018 |
LOVE THIS. very insightful 1 Like |
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