POETIC TURN: I Shall Rise Again

By Chipanga Daniel

Like the phases of the moon,

I will rise again—

Fiercer and brighter than before,

To prove I cannot be silenced forever.

It doesn’t matter how long it takes,

For I am not destined for the underworld;

My destiny is to shine upon the world,

Like a rekindled fire atop the rock.

The four seasons shall pass—

Winter, Summer, Autumn, and Spring—

But my reign shall not cease,

For the reborn is yet to conquer.

Let my voice echo in the clear,

Above mountains, across hills, beneath the sea:

A new era has just begun—

To restore what was lost in the hands of careless men.

I shall rise again,

For I am here to bring change,

More ambitious, more prepared than before.

For I know,

I shall rise again.