Awake my soul awake <br />Arise and come into your own <br />Follow the spirit of delight <br />And you will sure see the light <br /> <br />You have long bedded with sorrow <br />Your path curved in the narrow <br />Many a day you have battled <br />Many a time your foundations rattled <br />Now it is not the time to give up <br />‘Tis time to spread your wings and lift up <br /> <br />Arise my soul arise <br />Let the winds of change take you on the rise <br />Leave this deceitful battlefield behind <br />Where the chains of bitterness will sure you bind <br />You have fought a bitter fight <br />Now it is time to set your numbers right. <br /> <br />Arise my soul arise <br />Remember there is peace and rest after every battle fought <br />So arise and do not accept defeat <br />From this tempestuous waves let your carrier rise <br />From this stormy seas lift up your bough <br />And to the north wind let your head not bow <br />Arise my soul arise<br /><br />Mpho Petrus Manwedi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/arise-my-soul/
