The Curriculum Of Time Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

Time teaches us many things - good and bad
Both sorrow and joy are part of the curriculum
It is not a mistake for time to teach us fear and hopelessness
Because uncertainty is part of the world of time
Time will not give us the correct measurements of hope
Because hope goes beyond the perimeter of time
It is true that time will give us experiences and acquaintances
Time will also give us identities, expectations, achievements and attachments
Just to erase them (without consultation) through the hands of death
It is not an anomaly to be fed chaos or hopelessness
It is the nature of time to oscillate between sorrow and joy
One minute you are fully dressed in joy
The other minute you are enveloped in sadness
It is terrible to live under the canopy of time
This classroom is full of algorithms that will take you to dead ends
Time will give you a gift of happiness and then take it away
It will submerge you in tears and then brighten your sky with laughter
The curriculum of time is not smooth and easy
You need to learn to disrobe yourself of time
And exist outside the classroom of time
Then you will taste true happiness, peace and Love
Every now and then, give yourself a break
From all the tumultuous passage of time
And enter the dimensionless realm of Silence
Here you will find yourself submerged in nothingness
You will find true wisdom - faith, hope and Love
And your life will never be the same

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