The Many Faces of Space

Everywhere you turn there is space

It touches all aspects of our daily lives

Space of one kind or another

And can present a challenge for our wives.

“So little room to put my things

We need a new house to get more space

In here is so cluttered up

That the whole mess stares me in my face.”

Space can be a problem at the cinema too

Where the many movie lovers meet

And you may hear a person say

“I want space for two right by that end seat.”

Of course there are also the times

When some people become space out

Could be if they did not get those end seats

They may very well start to shout.

So far we have mentioned the space inside

But there is also the space outside

Some refer to it as out of doors

Such space is not the best place to hide.

Then there is the space within a container

That tells us how much it can hold

And today just to fill your gas tank

You must either have money or be bold.

There is much space at UWI too

Because a lot of students dropped out

Unable to pay the tuition fees

This has caused an outrage and a shout.

Think about the space between two things

That may be lengthened shortened or be fixed

Whatever it is you can be assured

That this is another aspect of space in the mix.

And the child whose book has no more space

Because it has all been used for work

Get him a book or you will encounter

A child who has an excuse to shirk.

  

What about airlines that overbook their space

Because less space means more money

To fly long distances with too much space

You must understand is not really funny.

Then note those persons in a single bed

Who roll around as though it’s king sized

Consider too when they run out of space

And land on the floor much to their surprise.

Sometimes one’s heart runs out of space

Regarding a once favoured one

That one who used to occupied that heart

Is then sharply told to be gone.

Some people in church become annoyed

When they find their space is taken

And the offending one who does such a thing

Can find himself a long time forsaken.

Did you notice the rush for outer space

And the spacecraft and shuttle innovation?

Did you note the frontrunners in this race

And how they are bent on earth’s destruction?

So that when that time comes for the earth

And earth’s space has been destroyed

They can live somewhere in outer space

And there their minions employ.

Even now there is a space station

That has been set up in outer space

Cohabited by Russians and Americans

In preparation for leaving this place.

I must also mention the underground

Where there is room for the rich and powerful

No room for the weak and the feeble

But space enough for the wealthiest people.

Finally the most recent space in demand

Is accessed by the computer and a mouse in the hand

Cyber space is its name and it’s a powerful tool

Used by girl, boy, woman and man.

Yes, that’s the complex world of space

That impacts and influences the human race

And man’s avarice and greed for more than a share

Is causing many to vanish without a trace.

One more space I must present to you

That can only be filled by the Lord of all life

And when occupied by the very said One

He quells our fears and settles our strife.

Then and only then all space becomes adequate

As the fight and struggle give way

To the lordship and the rule of Christ

And avarice and greed are kept at bay.

Stewart Russell © 2016