You had put light to our black minds 
You had put a glittering future to our bleak future 
You had made us firm and strong 
to our flimsy and frail deeds.

You had shaved off our pessimism 
And put in optimism. 
I'm still asking myself why us? 
Why coming to Khayelitsha? 
Not going to Rondebosch every Saturday morning 
And teaching people who are more clever than us 
People who have a brighter future than ours.

Why, why us? 
Before your arrival it was a night without stars 
A day without sun 
A road without end 
And a journey with no destination 
In our minds.

But now it's a sea with its fishes 
A tree with its leaves 
And houses with their roofs 
I used to think education was for 
People who have money.

I used to be like 2Pac saying 
"I see no changes".

But now I see them 
because of the bond between us learners

The bond bewteen you as tutors 
And at last but not least 
the bond between Black and White.