Kareem Joyner
Nonfiction
Time
Who was the idiot that created time? What were you thinking when you quantified our existence?
Because of your ability to measure time, everything that I do is based on time. I have to be on time. Meet deadlines on time. Eat at a certain time. Go to sleep at a certain time in order to wake up at a certain time. Because of time, I know that there are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, 52 weeks in a year, 365 calendar days, and how old I’ve become.
When I was a child, I didn’t have to worry about time. I was young, vibrant, full of energy, and could play all day. Because of time, I’m feeling things in my body that I never knew existed. I suffer from hypertension, arthritis, hemorrhoids, high blood pressure, and wrinkled skin.
Time has put everything in perspective. I had to make time to tell you about time. You got me realizing that I’m doing hard time. And time ain’t moving fast enough. I feel like I’m locked in a time capsule. Have you ever thought about creating a time-machine, so I can propel myself to the parole board?
The only time I wanna know about is how do I get around doing time. Boy, you better be lucky I ran out of time. Because I would’ve whupped your ass if I had the time.
