I have a voice and it too speaks.
I have a call that can cause great waves and winds of change
Imbued with a power that is not my own.
But on which I rely and will eternally lean on.
And powerful over minds and hearts it will be
But directing attention and Glory not back to me
But to the One who gave me such Authority
To a Will and Plan for all eternity
Yes I have a voice and it’s the horn of a midnight cry
It’s the song of a lark on the eve of sunrise.
And if the instrument is clean and the vessel refined by fire
It will take off, evolve, expand and multiply
And it can rise up, inspired by near anything
But it hopes to inspire many a blessed thing
Yes I have a voice and it too, speaks
(R.I.P Muhammad Ali 1942-2016)
(c) Zoe Olukoga 2016