They Lied!

They say time keeps a record of the days of our lives,

Scrawling our moments in his journals line after line.

They say our past transits to live in another place

Raising questions of Karmas and Abikus and fate.

They say the travel of a lifetime hides in a step

And incite temperaments restless for change in men.

Then they say, opportunity calls but once then it’s bye, bye.

This Land’s defied all odds, so whoever said that . . . They lied!

Akpan