Time

It never stops, never waits

It can’t be bought, it can’t be hidden

It does not matter if you have a Rolex, Rolax, Cartier or Cortier watch

Time ticks on and on and on

So, another year has rolled by

Where has the time gone?

Nowhere, except forward

 I once said, and I say it again

I am not one of those people who prays

That their enemies should die

I don’t acknowledge ‘enemies’

According to the dictionary

An enemy is ‘one seeking to injure’, ‘overthrow’, ‘harm’

To succeed, an ‘enemy’ needs power, opportunity and agency

I am not prepared to provide any of the three

So, I do not waste precious time

On wasting God’s time beseeching him to ‘punish my enemies’

That is time better spent on living, loving, giving, sharing, hoping

Time better spent on gratitude

Time better spent on growth

One year has rolled by

One year since my family and friends rolled out the drums for me

As I became a bonafide member of the Diamond Club

If I had wasted my time on praying for my ‘enemies’ to die

How would they have seen me glowing in my lovely Lady Danbury dress?

Time has no respect for anyone

Time is not interested in having conversations with you

Time has no time to counsel, advise or admonish

You are better off spending your time respecting yourself and others

Having meaningful conversations with yourself

Counseling, advising and admonishing yourself

Or at least find someone who has the time to do so

What you cannot afford to do

Is wait for time to catch up with you and then pass you by

There you are, still on one spot waiting for your ‘enemies’ to die

So that you can be ‘released’

to find employment, promotion, start a business, get married, have children

 all the important things in life

No, do not waste precious time

On wasting God’s time beseeching him to ‘punish your enemies’

That is time better spent on living, loving, giving, sharing, hoping

Time better spent on gratitude

Time better spent on growth

Time better spent on forgiveness

Time better spent on kindness

Time better spent on prayer in the right places

Time better spent on supplications for the right things

Time better spent on moving forward

This past year

I have been grateful

I keep growing

I keep moving forward

I keep living, loving, giving, sharing and hoping

I never pray for my ‘enemies’ to die

Whoever or wherever they might be

They have to be here to see it all

Thank you, Lord, for another year

Thank you everyone from far and near for your warm wishes and prayers

As I take my time to step forward in my purple glory

 Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi is a Gender Specialist, Policy Advocate and Writer. She is the Founder of Abovewhispers.com, an online community for women. She can be reached at BAF@abovewhispers.com