Wander as you will as the lion in the maze,
and consider your options with visions of clarity,
and by educated ways,
for with such courage and strength,
you will turn the corner of the darkest of days,
and so, your eyes will meet the challenge,
because if you know yourself,
you are a lion that cannot be phased,
and you will be more powerful than such minds,
as would lead you astray,
for you are ready to strike at a moment’s notice,
lethal to those without thought,
and lethal to those with thoughtless ways.
We meander through the meadows
We meander through the meadows,
with the lilies in the ponds,
we watch the gentleness,
of the butterflies,
and we admire the beauty of the flowers at the statue,
as the water flows,
and we remember the struggles of them,
the fallen and gone,
the women and men,
who fought for freedom against the wrongs done,
from Wat Tyler, to the Tolpuddle Martyrs,
and the Suffragettes, and Gandhi, and Malcolm X,
Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King,
and all those who opposed racism,
homophobia and hate and human rights abuses,
and we salute the teachers oppressed,
and the brave, the brave who proudly lead,
and we remember the men and the women sent into battle,
on the orders of those who thought it was best,
those who with their thoughts and minds,
and bravery and spirit,
and daring wit and shining intellect,
we salute you with such great stirring in our hearts,
as the water flows and you rest peacefully in your beds.