Let us walk together in the streets of change 
With thronging crowds cheering us to the stage. 
We'll lift our cups, taste freedom freely, 
Proceed with our confidence bolstered, steely. 

Beware of that liberty, beware of the choice, 
As lightning strikes lift up their voice, 
Forked like the road the led to choosing 
Let make sure we don't end up losing. 

Hope for the best, plan for the worst, 
Ensure insurance will be reimbursed. 
The risks we take will make it certain 
That uncertainty's sure behind the iron curtain.

Usain Bolt, Retired Jamaican sprinter, was born today in 1986.

Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, Marxist theorist and politician, died on this day in 1940.