Today I celebrate all that I am
And all who made me who I am
I celebrate not fitting a label
A bloodline as colourful as our flag
I thank
My African ancestors for giving me skin that won't crack
My seafaring forebears for a spirit of adventure
The line from the East for infusing us spice
and creating a brand new language
A language that once made me uncomfortable
But now call my own
Over meals cooked on coals
I thank them all 
For passing on what makes me today
Proudly South African