Winds of Change...

Winds, they are changing;
The time has come
For the salvation
Of this beloved land called home.

History, they say,
Repeats itself every day;
In every form and every way;
And we can’t stop it, come what May.

Gather your men and we shall march.
For our independence, we shall charge!
From a colony to an independent nation,
From tyranny to a voting station.

That which wasn’t clean nor fair before
Shall be repudiated to the core.
So it went in days of yore,
So it goes in folklore.

How one side held on for far too long
And in its grasp, the people suffered.
Then people united, proud and strong,
Against an entity, and peace was offered.

Allow me now this question;
When reading that story,
What did you think it was about?
If you’re thinking of this election, I’m sorry.

I merely wrote about how
A country gained its independence.
From unfairness and segregation to penance;
Onto the iconic MERDEKA that we know now.

Back then as it is now, one power held on too long.
Perhaps, it’s time for a different song.
One that rings as hallowed as MERDEKA or UBAH.
Even along the lines of INI KALILAH.

I remember a time
When people fought together and not each other
When unity wasn’t about one’s race, religion or colour.
When freedom and love for country was in every rhyme.

Winds, they are changing;
The time has come;
The drums are beating;
For this beloved land called home.

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