Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

You listen But you do not hear You hear But you scarcely grasp You look But you do not see You see But you scarcely discern You read But you do not know You know But you scarcely have You toil But you do not find You find But you scarcely keep You lead  But you do not follow You follow But you scarcely heed  You crawl But you do not walk You walk  But you scarcely run You grab But you do not get You get But you scarcely give You move But you do not go You go But you scarcely fly You talk But you do not think You think But you scarcely act You like But you do not love You love But you scarcely hate You ask But you do not receive You receive But you scarcely rejoice You cook But you do not eat You eat But you scarcely grow ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

The performing artist And faithful servant As the righteous judge Must know when to bow out The roller coaster And spinning wheel As the vending robot Must know when to cease awhile The eloquent parrot And stage genius As the city gate Must know when to keep shut The cooking stove And baking oven As the blazing furnace Must know when to burn down The running sprinter And enduring trekker As the night owl  Must know when to quit the day The fruitful womb And baby factory As the green fields Must know when to brown out The busy street And restless sea As the midday sun Must know when to go down The burning lamp And battle torch As the shining star Must know when to humbly dim The swimming pool And playing ground As the day school Must know when to empty out The victorious soldier And thinking general As the worn workman Must know when to go home The people's choice And ruler's boy As the jungle lion Must know when to roar a rest The work horse And steaming hothead As the master&#