Advice From Graduate Poem by Ontomu William

When I was born people complained my family lamented
The society exploded and explained how manners had fermented
Oh this manner less generation! They exclaimed………………........
When I was a toddler, my mother bought me clothes
As much as I can remember, my family supported her
But again they added insult against insult of rebuke and love
When I was young, my mother's milk was sweet,
Sweeter than bon bon, sweeter than honey
And she called me honey and daddy to remember her dad
Sometimes love can be inadequate, when you have many to love
Sometimes love can be inadequate when you have less to give
Sometimes love can be inadequate when humans withhold and horde
And so I learnt as a child to live like the others who had much
I loved like one who had a father, torrents of emotions
And thoughts flooded my mind daily. As a toddler as I pondered
And pondered about life and yet I lacked the answer to life
When I saw people dehumanise others, when I witnessed flogging
And beating of the one I loved all in the name of securing my future
And deep inside my faith, did not falter, I lay assured forever
Things will ne'er be the same, though it looked dark frightening
As a lad I was clumsy, I was crafty but kind, I looked everywhere for love
But humanity gave me bitter lemon instead and showed me the way out

Every day I would meet people of characters, some good others bad
While others you could not tell, but I know look-worms are no better
But hypocrites are the worst, at the end they destroy with a blast
I have learnt in silence to hate for one day and love forever
I have learnt that fate and luck are from God, I have learnt that abundance
Is not equal to happiness, but contentment even with a little
Can give you peace and commitment which to God is fragrance

Time has passed and now I am old, I understand the pattern well
The world is a well of water both clean and dirty
People are many whims with which to fetch water clean or dirty
And I have learnt in silence how to choose my whim well
Though sometimes I did make mistakes, I am not a deity
But I have learnt to stand up and walk on even with a fall
For this world is beautiful but the people can be awful
But I can now stand and say that the world is a great teacher


I have my degree but I am yet to obtain my master
By the time I have my PHD I will be an old stagger
But the Teacher has taught me the truths of life
And the many lies I have lived to believe in strife
People are good and they can also be bad and evil
Who you want to be in life you only have to choose
As for me I know what I want be in this life
A whim of love and joy for people to rejoice
And find their way out in this world of sorrow and love