Accountability
Ecclesiastes 3:1
3 For everything there is an appointed time,
and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:
Accountability
The free ride is over … straighten up your tie
The time has come to pay the price yourself
Your life was a picture with someone else’s supplies
And now it is your turn ... to show and tell
How often lately ... did you think of your urn?
You expected the world to dance to your music
In every note you missed … you let others burn
You are quite a spectacle in your self-chosen tunic
The time now to pay ... the piper is at the door
He won’t take ... your leftover change
The price is due in full … without an encore
No mercy now here … unless pre-arranged
Jan Wienen
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