Time Or Death
Time hasn't taken from us what he would not give to it,
time doesn't take from us what we didn't give to him,
Time doesn't snatch from our hands what we sincerely protected,
And yet death requires no authority to take from man what is cherished;
When man has launched war against his fellow man,
When oblivion has stripped me off of family.
Oh! take from me what is precious
but do not rob off of my childhood
For while this time may pass me by
we will catch up -
-with the wonderful memories of our past in future,
Yet if the darkness and coldness of grave has encompassed me,
How would I remember the days of my innocence?
Cant the wise declare war against death?
For even if time passed,
And we wailed away our hurt,
When old age approaches,
With irretrievable deformity:
That snatches sight from eyes,
Strength from knees to carry me,
Withe the De-coloring of my hair
When memory deflects to oblivion
Not out of choice but incapacity to fight for my life
And the shades of my side surge breath off of my nostrils
I chose death over time
That it may be held liable for murder,
For death has snuggle into the hands of time
To disregard old-age
And take from man what is of value
Take the wise and leave the world to obliterate
Of the young and unwise
Until the world goes to ruin
and so like the hopeless romantics on screen played episodes
I write that:
"When you see the falling tears
Know that today is the day i am allowed to cry"
Not out of strength
But out of the weakness of my heart
its OK for me to crush glasses
and burn favorite letters
It's OK if i got to sleep without food
It's of if remain sunken, sulking till dawn
It's OK if i spent sleepless nights wondering who will care for me
Because i refuse to blame time that has had us build so many wonderful memories With my loved one
I hold it against death for though he taken so much
His greed wont grant him satisfaction;
So when u see the falling tears,
Know that today its okay for me to cry!
Copyright © Eclidah Sema | Year Posted 2015
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