BY GLORIA O’KOYE
Time waits for no one,
No tears
No calls.
Most stubborn of all illusions,
It will move on
Long after something is gone.
Time will watch successes and failures
On the sidelines,
But have a poker heart
So no one can tell.
No one will know if Time has a heart on its sleeves,
No one will know if it just laughs instead.
Time gets all the attention,
And used as an alibi to save one’s skin.
Time is fought over
When a life is at stake.
Time gets taken for granted
But it will get the last laugh,
When those who don’t put respect
On Time’s name
Start to fill with what if’s and regrets.
Time gets overlooked in history,
A history doomed to repeat and oppress itself.
Time watches species in their prime
Boast and make a fool of themselves
Oh Time,
Others wasted energy and resources
In order to tame you
When they should learn to appreciate
And work alongside you
Instead of wanting to plot against you
If only everyone overstood the power
You have
Oh Time,
They would never underestimate you.
But just as Life itself
It usually too late
Before they recognize your value and worth
