Metamorphosis

I ran, I chased On faces of mortals, I paced Unbridled success, I sought To the lips of men, I listened Wickedness laden my star with dust Releasing a dirty downpour Borne of kwashiorkor Bulging beacons of famine Things ground to a halt The future no longer sure Confusion built its nest on me Like a spider’s web spun around its prey As I meandered away Into the abyss of failure Ardently, searched I for answers Then came the day of the star For in my quest, found I wisdom Eyes opened! Success is in my DNA As I settled in, Understanding set in Ignorance bowed to the superiority of Information The invite of light put darkness to flight For the journey from unknown to certainty Is first within, then without If I can build the right habits I’ll experience a bright destiny Excellence in the little things Will magnify in the big things Delegation is a show of confidence Not an admittance of Incompetence Wealth is a mindset not paper-set My path to financial heights Lies in alleviating the people’s plight For when the rubber meets the road Leadership is simply about service Behold! The gathering of Leaders Designed to make our world better The orientation has expired Our minds yet perspire Time is ripe for action To help build a better nation Birthing ideas to counter frustration Bathing confusion with requisite solution Leaders, we have received a gift Which has consciously given us a lift The race is not to the swift But God on our behalf is swift The world now desperately needs us To make the shift.