by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
The finest software cannot saveA worker ignorant of the craft;It only makes the error swiftAnd prints it neatly in a draft. Know every instrument you use,Its limits, risks, and proper range;The tool should serve informed intent,Not hide incompetence as change. A...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
A group chat is not yet a team,Though every member joins the thread;A crowd may share one digital roomAnd pull toward separate ends instead. A team requires a common aim,Clear roles, clear signals, honest news;Each person knows what others do,And how their separate...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
The foolish seller praises goodsUntil the buyer longs to flee;The wiser asks what pain existsAnd what the better state might be. No one buys steel, code, or glassFor love of objects on display;They purchase time, relief, or status,Or some desired future day. A bridge...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
A spreadsheet tells what must be done,But seldom makes the spirit rise;No numbered cell can fully paintThe better world behind our eyes. Describe tomorrow clear enoughThat tired hands can see it near;Give hope a date, a shape, a road,And courage finds another gear....
by Benard Makaa | Aug 7, 2026 | Poems
A battery may show full chargeAnd still lie idle on the shelf;Stored power gains no worthy nameUntil it spends itself. Find work that draws your current forth,That wakes you before alarms can ring;The strongest effort comes from meaning,Not from threats that managers...