A New Canvas

Poised and confident we extended a new hand
As the old ways step aside for new directions
Tired smiles and heavy tears
Emotion welled up from the depths of our being
A new nation was born on this night
Out of a tenured and difficult struggle
Pregnant with division
The world as a stage
together we walked to the podium
And a people painted their hopes on blank canvas
Like a country of artists and this is our masterpiece
We declared this night, as many with one voice
It's time for a change
And this is the first stroke of our brush