{Group poem 10 Part 3} Somalia's 50th Independence Day

20 years
we shed so many tears
20 years
we shared so many fears
20 years
tell me about your life
20 years
count your blessings, I know it has been trife
20 years
we all had so many losses
20 years
`ninety-one, remember how the sea hisses and tosses
20 years
we left everything behind
20 years
friends, family, all my own kind
20 years
we had the same living
20 years
in different places, but the same upbringing
20 years
my prayers, are with the old generation
20 years
they won`t forgive! They can`t forget! Their homelands fascination!
20 years
my prayers, are with the young generation
20 years
to wake up and realise Somalia`s our destination
20 years
let`s not take those years times two
20 years
brothers and sisters, it`s all about you
20 years
it`s time to understand
20 years
we share the same land
20 years
we share the same religion
20 years
we share the same tradition
20 years
it`s time to understand
20 years
it`s time to hold, each others hand

Now, Wave your flag! Don't feel ashamed.
History is History, we can't be blamed!
Keep your head up and take the lead.
The fruits of tomorrow you want to reap,
The effort of today you need to seed.
Show me your smile, dreamer, then go to sleep.

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