TIME WILL TELL - A POEM

They spoke the truth it
was not for the swift
but for the strong
we did not hear them
cos we had bought the fame
and we could answer the name
we thought it was just the same

Yet it is a dream
that is sold to the young at heart
who think they can climb
impossible heights
never being told that the greys
view heights with only sights
they flew masts
yet they gathered so little

They fought wars
yet won only a few
they turned grey where they had black hairs
but were unable to the stop the onslaught
So fought to their heart’s content

And finally
they were home… survivors
there they met warriors
who had been swift with their wars
and victorious
lacking understanding
as to why they took so long to get there

Others wondered
why people thought them … champions
when they had come so late after the war
not knowing that they were survivors
of not a war
but torrid wars
challenging them
brought forth
their pride for they had not only fought wars
but had gained wisdom and culture
their expertise now like that
of the oldies who cried the 'race is not to the swift'

Others bowed before them
cos they now had the name
and the fame of their expertise
which is knowledge and culture
outdid the swift
yes they sold their years
but with it they bought the name

Yes I am Great Ife, yes, I share in the Aluta spirit, yes, many of my friends in other schools will finish before me, yet hardly one of them can boast of half the experiences I have had in OAU, yes, being in OAU does not mean I must be great, but it means I can explore every capacity of greatness within. True, I cannot say Victoria Ascerta, but I will continue to hustle until God chooses to bless me
Signed: Funmi Richards aka Chioma Okorro
GREAT IFE GREAT
HAPPY RESUMPTION TO THE FRESHERS