Carpe Diem

Age is just a number not a counter
At the right time, things will fall apart
Alarming are the words from a banter
Advice is to live, not be pushed like a cart

General belief is ‘Education is key’
Going further, I say ‘School is the lock’
Gather (students) like a swarm on a tree
Getting lessons from people (tutors) whose stature we mock.

Enveloping the mind of students in books
Enslaving of more by those already enslaved
Ending many dreams just with cruel looks
Example is my teacher telling me to come first to be saved

Never ending are the lies they tell
Nurture your dreams by being educated
Nebula is only a sight in the sky, and not hell
Nothing lasts forever, lack of education leaves you humiliated.

Tomide Abdul