The great elephant has fallen to the ground,
All of a sudden the laughter stops,
The sun goes out and the wind blows not,
Silence, sadness, darkness, O grief;
The great one stirs and so do we all,
One breath, then another- a bleeding heart,
One sigh, one kick- a dying dream,
Yet no! Not now! Not tomorrow! Not ever!
This is THE great one, the victor, the king,
We are his sons, his brothers in massiveness,
Yes, in these our dying moments, we must kick our hardest;
Even as we die, let's rock the earth,
For there's life after death, believe me there is,
I know it all, for I've been there before;
So arise Miltonia for I have, I have!
Quit ye, but quit not, O strength, O strength!
Fight on and live- yes invincibility,
Live on and fight- yes immortality,
We are on our feet, don't let us down,
Arise Miltonia, arise,
The fight has only just begun!

© Fungai James Tichawangana
For my school, Milton High
Thursday 8 August 1995