Mandela

Nelson Mandela

a prophet calling in the wilderness.
Proclaiming to the world.
give us the rights of men!
I am you and you are me
IMAGINE
US and THEM
he called to the people of Johannesburg,
living in freedom.
Hard hearts turned to stone
a few threw stones at a glass house
breaking all the windows and doors
causing the prophet
to rock n roll like humpty dumpty on wall
falling from grace
to be nothing but a man
a villain spending 27 years in the belly of the beast
was he a disgrace
NO!
general in the global struggle for the third world to be free
from the greed of neo-colonialism
looking for power, wealth and fame.
a gentle man
wisdom of a saint,
he endured the weight of an evil state
that put a boot to his neck
living in fate he could not escape,
till blind eyes were open
they realized he did no wrong,
a humble man wanting a nations freedom,
cast off the bonds stupidity
and live in equality
like the phoenix
he was reborn
to take South Africa to greater heights
concerning the rights of humans.
Today, he is gone
but never to be forgotten.
Thank You Mandela
for showing us how to be free.