The poem expresses hope for a future without war, violence, and hatred. It describes current negativity and conflict, with "blood-drenched pavement" and fighting, but maintains that "some day it'll all turn around." The writer has long waited and prayed for a time when "we don't wanna fight no more" and children can play in peace. They envision a future where all people are treated the same and sing of freedom together under the sun.

1. ONE DAY
Sometimes I lay
Under the moon
And thank God I'm
breathing
______ I pray
Don't take me soon
_____ I am here for a
reason
Sometimes in my tears I
drown
______ I never let it get
me down
______ when negativity
surrounds
I know some day it'll all
turn around _______

2. It's not about
Win or lose
_____ we all lose
When they feed on the souls of
the innocent
Blood-drenched pavement
Keep on moving though the
waters stay raging
All my life I've been waiting for
I've been praying for
For the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no
more
There will be no more wars
_____ our children will play
One day [6x]

3. In this maze you can lose your way (your way)
It might drive you crazy but don't let it faze you,
no way (no way)
Sometimes in my tears I drown (I drown)
_____ I never let it get me down (get me down)
_____ when negativity surrounds (surrounds)
I know some day it'll all turn around ______

4. All my life I've been waiting for
I've been praying for
For the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There will be no more wars
_________ our children will play
One day [6x]

5. One day this all will
change
Treat people the same
Stop with the violence
Down with the hate
One day we'll all be free
And proud to be
Under the same sun
Singing songs of freedom
like
One day [4x]

6. All my life I've been waiting for
I've been praying for
For the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There will be no more wars
And our children will play
One day [6x]

7. WRITTEN
DISCOURSE

8. TEXT
• “a stretch of language which is perceived
as a purposeful connected whole” (Collins
and Hollo, 2000)
• may be written or oral
• sometimes referred to as discourse

9. FORMS OF
DISCOURSE

10. EXPOSITION
• a form of discourse that serves to
explain or inform; it appeals to the
intellect
• E.g. a research paper on the effects
of global warming, an article on child
labor and child abuse

11. DESCRIPTION
• a form of discourse that serves to describe the
state qualities or characteristics of something/
someone
• it appeals to the senses
• e.g. a student’s description of his/her ideal
teacher, a writer’s description of a locale he
recently visited; a descriptive article on a festive
celebration of a town’s patron saint

12. NARRATION
• a form of discourse that serves to narrate or
tell a story
• appeals to the emotions
• e.g. a narrative account of a student’s near-
death experience, a fictional story about an
encounter with a supernatural being

13. ARGUMENTATION
• a form of discourse that serves to
argue or to persuade or to take action

14. • Written discourse generally involves one
individual who expresses his/her ideas through
written words
• He/she puts together his/her ideas such that
his/her words are interconnected to form one
sentence and his sentences interconnected to
form one paragraph.
• The shift or change in topic is simply marked
by transitional devices.

15. TRANSITIONAL DEVICES
• are words used to show the
relationship or connection
between ideas and paragraphs

16. TRANSITIONAL
WORDS

17. ADDITIVE WORDS
• and, also, besides, moreover,
furthermore, in addition,
additionally, too

18. EQUIVALENT WORDS
• as well as, at the same time,
equally important, likewise,
similarly

19. AMPLIFYING WORDS
• as, for example, for instance, in fact,
like, specifically, particularly, such
as, that is, to illustrate

20. ALTERNATIVE WORDS
• either/or, neither/nor, other than,
otherwise

21. REPETITIVE WORDS
• again, to repeat, to reiterate, in
other words, that is

22. CONTRASTIVE AND CHANGE
WORDS
• but, conversely, however, despite, in spite
of, even though, on the contrary, on the
other hand, nevertheless, regardless,
notwithstanding, rather than, still,
though, whereas, while, yet

23. CONDITIONAL WORDS
• if, provided that, unless, in the
event that

24. EMPHASIZING WORDS
• above all, indeed, more
important, more importantly, of
course

25. SEQUENTIAL WORDS
• finally, first, firstly, second,
secondly, third, thirdly, last,
lastly, then

26. TEMPORAL WORDS
• afterwards, meanwhile, before,
after, formerly, previously, later,
next, finally, ultimately,
subsequently, until

27. SUMMATIVE WORDS
• briefly, in brief, for these reasons, in
conclusion, to conclude, to end, to sum up
, to summarize, as a summary, in short

28. CAUSAL WORDS
• because, because of, due to,
owing to, out of, since, for this
reason

29. CONSEQUENTIAL WORDS
• therefore, hence, thus, as a result, as
a consequence, then, so, consequently