Spare Our Motherland Poem by John Sensele

Spare our motherland any clues of blues, evoke and invoke tolerance
Don't taunt election participants or gloat over your fortune despite election outcomes
Behave with utmost maturity, spare motherland any semblance of violence
Because our common destiny hinges on zillions of peaceful homes.

Spare our motherland tints of any provocation, appeal to peals of national unity
Don't condone any sarcasm, cynicism or triumphalism despite election euphoria
Display a desire to heal wounds, spare motherland any hints of disunity and volatility
Because our common destiny hinges on wisdom and freedom, not on hysteria.

Spare our motherland any infusion of divisions, promote one Zambia one nation
Don't salute or elevate recriminations, accusations and machinations, dilute divisive speech
Employ inclusive tactics, spare motherland any injurious action and malicious imagination
Because our common destiny hinges on uniting the spoor of the poor and the glamour of the rich.

Spare our motherland any bloodshed, promote dignity, sanity and humility
Don't chide or divide Zambians, unite princes and beggars in our ten provinces
In your home, celebrate your outcome without flaunting or vaunting vanity
Because our common destiny hinges on national unity and its nascent essences.