Squat Before You Leap Poem by Vincent Igwilo

Everything has a price
Ask the fisherman
And he may tell you why he hunts at dusk
So is greatness my friend
For not every man was a legend
Neither did every name survive through time

Stories have a way of showing people's glory
But neglects the tiresome journey to freedom
You slack whenever people attack
If chance permits you
Ask Galileo what Compton told him

You don't always have to worry when failure abreast you
For Edison told me it is the brother of success
Seek greatness my young lads
And wish not for freedom from work
Or else boredom will lie with you

Remember to burn midnight candles
Inorder to handle tomorrow with competence
For competence my friends is not
A pretence to live right
But the intensity to rule oneself

Do not be in a haste
So as not to be a waste
And make the best use of your time
For life has to be lived but once