A Life In Time, A Time In Life Poem by David Olusanya

Life is a chief
Time is a thief.
You need the thief
to cheat the chief;
to tame the thief,
you need the chief.
Time is a chief's thief
Life is a thief's chief.

Life is a leaf
Time is a beef.
You need the leaf
to lure the beef.
You lose the leaf,
you're starved of beef.
Time is savored with the leaf
and Life is fed to the beef.

Life and time are like Siamese twins;
The odor of butter and gutter emits from their skins.
When life sings the song of sorrow,
Time talks the tales of tomorrow.
when life is made to mope,
Time seems to hop with hope.
Life is slow and steady like a woman,
Time is fast and furious like a man.
A life in time is a time in life-
a life without time seems sour like lime.
A time in life is a life in time-
a time without life seems to smell like strife.

David O. Olusanya