Deadline For Greatness

In a race against time The clock, my opponent Discovering my rhyme Learning to own it Trying to reason And ration my purpose Is it gone, my season My time to flourish Too frivolous in the past The privilege too grand Youth failed to last So here I stand My resume bare Knowledge below par Is there enough time to spare Is the door still ajar May I still become great Though so far behind Far fetched at this rate Impossible to rewind All I can do Is the best that I can Spare moments, few But at least I began