Violence seems to have been endemic As one fights the other for what they have And there’s oceans of pain Touching the land Let’s not repeat the past Where brother fights brother There’s no “civil” war It’s always hurting another And there are parts of the world Where they cannot eat Why don’t we provide Instead of pound our feet On pavements grey As blank as our souls How could we leave sisters and others To the cold Coz we have the capacity The ingenuity To grow out of What we’re told to be As I stare at my phone To find an answer But they said it better Human as dancer And we’ve all got spirit We’ve all got heart And there are people Who can’t stand to be apart And others who know In the depths of their being That this story we live Is just something we’re seeing And we can grow tall But when we wake up We see that it was All held in love And dynamic as breathing Is the answer to all that we’re needing And I’m from a nation That’s been beaten and bruised Slaves for another Is how we were used As we till our land Then hand over The bread that we need That’s some four leafed clover And there’s defiance and pride There’s anger and rebel But fighting the evil Only sends you to hell As we can attest After all the years Centuries Of crying tears And growing up Found me strong But I was always too prone To point out the wrong And it found me in a room With my head in my hands Attesting to All those slipping sands But adversity made me And now I can stand And say that under the storm There’s land That will hold steady Under your feet And they grow the crop But they can’t eat As we use and usurp The imbalance we own There’s no hiding it It’s commonly known So how do we change What seems so entrenched Do you ever run out In rain and get drenched To you ever just feel The wind on your skin Can you let go Can you let it begin? As the motion of movement The breath of change Gathers all the atoms And will rearrange If we’re just willing To be the avenue The vehicle That was given to you Where is your heart Your purpose right here What do you love What do you hold dear Can you be total In what you do Or is life just a drag That is pulling on you Lowly and heavy In deadening sound After years in the snow Did we finally hit ground And can we make Our castles on rock Or maybe create Something that’s not Ever been heard of Or ever been seen What’s your personal legend What is your dream Can we reverse The damage we’ve made As a child I was Always safe in the shade But there are people who labour In the hot sun Others that live And die by the gun There’s got to be other ways Than what we’ve created I see life as abundant Though it’s already been stated That we’re transforming Into a new species Graciousness Replacing facetious Can we be aware Of the fire in our soul The substratum That is effortlessly whole As we beat our own hearts As one people united I let go of the war Coz I cannot fight it I let go of the hatred Coz it is defeated And I found Truth Though I cannot speak it It just announces itself In silent tones And I found teachers On iPhones From one trouble To a Saviour Do you think you could Love your neighbour As yourself Is it underway I think I see light At the break of day