Thanks Alpha for the brialliant poem.
Have a pleasant day
Mansour
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:46:44 +0200 Alpha Robinson
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> This one is dedicated to all those in the struggle. Together we will overcome.
> No mountain is high enough.
>
>
> The wind of change
>
> The gentle breeze will soon turn into a tornado
> The epicentre cannot hold
> Here comes the wind of change
>
> After the storm
> Comes the calm
> And then another storm
> As new challenges come
>
> But jump we must
> This is the power of change
> Not even the sky is our limit
> So rise and shine
> We are the power
> The power is us
>
> Let the fire burn
> Inflict pain on me
> Ready to pay the price for victory
> Knowing the sweetness ahead
>
> Step out of my way
> Or you will be crushed
> You the oppressor
> No time to fool around
> Take a cup of knowledge
> Lest you will choke
> Beware of the power of consciousness
>
> Let the tide come
> For the ebbing will not be too long
> No sins will remain covered
> For the tide will wash the sand away
> Naked you will be
>
> Feel me
> But don’t touch me
> You keep our fire blazing
> Are you so deaf to hear
> Are you so blind to see
> Are you so numb to feel
>
> This is the wind of change
> It can uproot mountains
> We drank from the calabash of yesteryear
> On today we stand
> Looking beyond the horizon
> Awaiting the bright star of tomorrow
>
> Beat beat beat
> Beat the drum of victory
> No more dancing in solitude
> We refuse to be silenced
> The vacuum left behind by the pain
> Must be filled with joy
>
> Listen to the voice of the newly born
> Oh sweet tomorrow
> I can feel the goose pimples
> This must be the soothing effect
> Of the hormone of victory
>
> I can feel tomorrow in me
> Purging the pus of yesterday
> This must be the wind of change
>
> Alpha Robinson
>
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