The Dream Lives On

THE DREAM LIVES ON I shall arise and drive forward The future is not tomorrow Today is all I have. I hunger for progress, Living in this world of contrasts, The young and the old despair I shall arise and drive forward. I relish the beauty in the present Moment that promises the holiness Of life now and in the moment of finality The future is not tomorrow Today is all I have. My heart craves for satisfaction, Of the parching thirst desert like A light in the tunnel of my life’s travels To meet with the dream of my creation Today is all I have. The elder’s coals are in embers The desert nights are snowy Desire to warm myself With the fire from those ahead of us I shall arise and drive forward. With embers gone comes new fire New wine in new wine skins We birth a new source, new warmth Aiding us to start new journeys Meet with pilgrims from afar Today is all I have. This fierce dream defies the law Of death, does it rise again? Like a phoenix from the embers Of deadened living in this world of contrast. The dream lives on. By MOONGA NSAMU ©March 2012