O' our hearts in need of repair
The pains of a nation
O' our souls burdened with despair
The tears of a people

With faith, however
We can overcome our sorrow
And work for a better tomorrow
So that in another few years
We will look back and be glad
That we made the efforts

We will savour the pride
Of a people who peservered
By the strength of their will
A people who overcame
By faith in God
And also in their ownselves

Then we will point to a date in the past
And say this is when the decision was made
When we rose to bustling life
From our slumber of half a century

The day we chose brotherhood over enmity
A nation above our selfish interests
And a better future ahead of a selfish day
This is the day, we would say
When victory was sealed in our hearts
Even before the fight began

The day the war was worn
And a nation was born
Today is the day.

(C) 2010 Elvis Iyorngurum
Blood on My Hands
(Words of a Guilty Victim)