Come on Olympics Committee of London 2012. Commission a poem to be read at The Olympics. like this one entitled We Are More by Shane Koyczan at the Winter Olympics in Canada. Millions of people have seen this. It lasts one minute forty five seconds in time but it lasts forever in the hearts of a nation.
Lemn Sissay
The world of Lemn Sissay
Love that – we didn’t just say it, we made it be. Yes!
Ready,
Ready and waiting,
Waiting on the blocks to get set
Set up for the time of my life,
But not yet,
Waiting,
Waiting.
Hold it,
Hold it back steady,
Ready for the time to unleash
The roar of the crowd to awaken the beast,
Waiting,
Waiting.
‘Cause it’s patience and training and pushing and straining that’s brought me to this,
And I see the podium calling me home and I’m ready for this.
Nothing can stop my momentum can’t stop my momentum won’t quit.
Ready and waiting,
Ready and waiting.
The clatter,
The clutter of critics
Who limit and intimiditate
Flatter me but their lines
Are love hate,
Love hate
Swaying breaking
Love hate
Shove hate aside
‘Cos their words never took a stride
So I smash my mind through their cold pride
Hold high
Raging breaking
‘Cause I put in the graft and the craft and creation
I’m going somewhere
And the prize is the pride of a glorious nation
I’m gonna get there
Nothing can stop my momentum can’t stop my momentum I swear
Ready and waiting, ready and waiting.
And a nation holds its breath and screams,
The hour of all our hopes and dreams
Is now – come on
Let it be now.
Country of my birth you are
About to birth a brand new star
And I’m determined,
Because it’s all
ready
set.
Ready,
Ready and waiting,
The race is already marked out
No limits within it to worry about
Determined determined.
‘Cause it’s fire and desire, my desire to inspire that’s brought me to this
And I’m set like a metal my mental potential is focussed on this
Set and I’m settled unfettered set loose loosened up, up for this
Ready and waiting, ready and waiting,
Ready and waiting
Ready and waiting
Ready and set to…