Two Minutes To the Graduation Ceremony

We will on that long awaited Saturday of October at a ceremony graced by men of great stature be officially declared victors in academics We will take a well-rehearsed parade towards the podium where we will shake hands with professors and be crowned with a title no one can ever take away from us oh fellow graduate, do you recall those times when we were often in helter-skelter situations scurrying on pavements with heavy bundles of books; heavy with unsolved problems? We fell sometimes; yes we fell but we dared to rise and regrouped our focus and now we shall wear these gowns, we shall wear these clothes tagged success and shoes free of dust; proud of ourselves For we eyed for this title we eyed for it with determination and we have it on our own hands now and no one, no one can ever take it away from us Bojosi Ditshwele © ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For the University of Botswana Graduation ceremony held on the 12th October 2013 Published on the Echo newspaper; 10-16 Oct 2013