March 5, 2021 by ConTextos

The Creator Took His Time With You

This piece was written during circle in our new program Into A Black Beyond. IABB is a digital reading & writing circle for Black Chicagoans to explore topics relevant to this inflection point in history and to grow and learn together. Click here to learn more.

Ali is a pillar in his Southside Chicago community. A lead life coach and mentors Chicago CRED. Ali’s professional background for the past decade engages him with young men who desire to make positive changes in their lives. As such, Ali is a proponent of using the arts to channel creativity and express emotions, especially through written and spoken word. He is the co-host & co-founder @thechipodcast ST and is now working on starting a non for profit organization that seeks to assist “returning citizens” and the “at risk population“

The Creator Took His Time With You

By Kanoya Ali

THE CREATOR TOOK HIS TIME WITH YOU

YOU ARE UNIQUE IN EVERY WAY

EVEN THE PERSON 

YOU MAY HAVE THE MOST IN COMMON WITH  DIFFER

YOUR FINGER, AND FOOTPRINT 

TELL A STORYA

BOUT HOW GOD TOOK HIS TIME WITH YOU

GOD TOOK HIS TIME AND IT SHOWS

OF ALL THE BEINGS IN ALL THE WORLDS

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME

NOT ONE OF THEM HAVE YOUR PRINTS

EVEN THE 5 SENSES VARY

FROM PERSON TO PERSON

YOU DON’T TASTE THE SAME

HEAR THE SAMES

MELL THE SAME

SEE THE SAME

OR FEEL THE SAME

AT THE SAME TIME 

AS ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIS TIME WITH YOU

MONEY IS MAN MADE

ITS A CREATION

OF A CREATION OF ANOTHER CREATION

YOU ON THE OTHER HAND

YOU ARE BY FAR PRICELESS

BECAUSE GOD MADE YOU

AND HE TOOK HIS TIME