South Africa

I remember
How you used to carry yourself
With so much pride
Now your filled with a callousness
You don't even attempt to hide
It's ignorance you choose to stride

I remember
There was a time
I mentioned your name
Boasted with it for all to see
We were one , a message
Throughout the world
It resonated so clear
Now when I look at you
I wipe a tear

A rainbow nation just following
It's no longer the cry
For freedom of all that I hear
And as night crawls in
Is it still you I can hold dear
When so many are forced
Into uncertainty
Continously spooned with fear
I remember
A time of freedom and democracy
When all believed the land of milk and honey was so near
Did we lose them all
Our heroes
Who'd take a stance
Not once wavering in intimidation
Or be swayed by a stealth glance

I remember....
The graves who made freedom possible for me
And I wonder if this is
What they envionsioned our future would one day be