Horns Don't Grow Before The Head Poem by Qiniso Mogale

A house can't be built without a foundation
There can never be a superstructure without a foundation
There can never be a great tree without deep roots
The foundation provides strength
The roots provide stability
A bad foundation is no foundation
Shallow roots are not roots
It's like a horn without the head
Horns don't grow before the head.

No man has ever come out of his mother's
womb a fully grown man
Many want to walk without first crawling
Many want to run without first walking
Many want to wear socks having first put on shoes
Many resemble trees without roots
Many resemble superstructures without foundations
Many resemble horns that grew before heads.

Many of the things they do lack substance
Yes, many of the things they do are hollow
They did not ensure a good foundation
They did not ensure deep roots
They have grown horns before the head
They have put the cart before the horse
They build castles in the air
They have misplaced priorities.

They have grown horns before the head
That's why we have more books and less wisdom
We have more possessions and less contentment
We have tall egos and short tempers
We have more medicine and less wellness
We have more security apparatus and less peace
We have more creeds and less morality
We have great visions and narrow viewpoints
We have more social media and less real relationships
This is a travesty of success!
Horns do not grow before the Head!