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Happy voting... {Poetry For Peace-Kenya}

**I urge that we make ourselves proud… of us

I urge that we go into and come out of these polls sober minded, responsible, uncorrupted, without ‘fight’ or ‘fuss’

Uncorrupted

I urge that a joyous feeling of an evolving nation moving forward be the only thing we can, in hindsight, say erupted… this upcoming Monday, the following Tuesday

I would like to state that a people gunning for peace in these coming days is the only topic I would like to be following in the news today

We should see what’s coming as the change of guard it is… and not as a dreaded doomsday

You may be black… I may be white, or vice versa… and that’s alright

We shouldn't even be asking ourselves “Who’s grey?”

I will vote with one heart for one country… my country

A country in which I’m confident can keep the peace, you see, we’re kind of good at this

I know this because we've had quite a bit of practice

I know this because deep down we all want to make peaceful transitions be the Kenyan way

I know, I hope… and whenever necessary, I pray

Happy voting.**

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Mar 1, 2013
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