Why We Walk ( Dedicated to Walk to Remember)

We walk
Because we
Don’t
Just
 Talk

We walk
 Because actions
Speak louder than words
We walk
To -Move –This- World…

You ask why we walk?

We walk
For change
In sun Shine or rain-
In fall or snow
We walk
To let the world know…
That we are not a youth
That is indifferent
We are a youth of another brand
Understand
That
We will make a difference
 We are different …

So we walk!!!
And we do it non stop-
We are
An unstoppable force of hope

We move forward-
One step at a time-
Right foot left foot-
Over the hills, on campuses or city streets
Down the valleys and in between  trees…
In different countries…
US, UK, Norway- Walk
Canada, India, China -Walk
France, Belgium, Netherlands-Walk
Nigeria, Malaysia, Uganda- Walk
 Tanzania-Walk, Kenya Walk, Burundi Walk,
Rwanda Walk

You will see us-
Walk-
And cars will stop and let us
Walk-
And people will stop and let us
Walk
Or better yet join the
Walk
And we shall all
Walk

But we don’t just walk…

We walk to remember…
And we remember…from December to December
We remember, April, May, June
And off course
July- fourth…
We remember
All the stolen lives and
All a million souls
We remember
And so we walk to remember…
That this will never happen again…
Not on my watch, not yours (pointing to audience)
We walk till sweat breaks through our pores,
We walk for a cause,

PAUSE!!!
(flash back)


In 1994,
They stole our hopes and dreams
Broke our families,
Homes, towns and city
Our country was one, the world showed no pity
We were a wreck
A nation of broken hearts
Where were we even supposed to start?
So we sat still-
Unsure of what to do or feel…
Unsure of how to deal…
All some of us could so was kneel …
Stare out in hopelessness
Stare out in hopelessness-
We were a mess-
A nation distressed- Depressed-
Pause
But in this dark night
There was a sparkly light of hope
Giving away to cope
So we blew on it till
We could blow no more,
And this spark of hope became a flame
A flame of hope that was ours to claim

PLAY
(Phase back to reality)

And now we walk-
Walk to remember
Walk to set an example-
Walk to tell a story- of a different kind of youth-
Walk for the transformation of a nation-
Walk for peace-
We shall walk- With our heads head high-
Walk
Moving forward-
Walk till we rock this world
We will walk—
Because we are the rock of Rwanda
The firm foundation that our cities will be built over-
We will walk
To mock the past
They wanted us to forget
But we remember
This will be a walk
For all to remember
As we Walk to Remember
And this
This is why we walk

By: Angel Uwamahoro.