Ode of Remembrance for June 16th 1976

The streets of Soweto knew your feet,
Young hearts that made the brave defeat.
Fifty years on, your echoes ring—
A sacrifice that made us sing.

Reset@50, the future calls,
Through shattered walls and falling walls.
Honour the blood, the fire, the cries—
That lit the dawn in young, dark eyes.

We wear your courage like a drum,
Beat culture loud till freedom comes.
Empower the hand, the voice, the mind—
For every youth, a dream enshrined.

From 1976 to this bright day,
We rise, we build, we find our way.
The past is seed, the future tree—
One youth, one vow, one destiny.

– from the Ariobex Foundation