Mandela Mystique Etc In Africa

I Madiba, you inspired this world like never before An African George Washington & Lumumba Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela of South Africa Yet crossing borders, bashing down walls Smiling, beaming, with good words for all II Then you said, many blacks were executed In apartheid South Africa, "No more!" That opened the gates to crime like never before Your famed nation leads in many crimes Against women and children, "high" corruption This birth date, Madiba, sees your party exposed Comrades of corruption, no socialists for the greater good And a feeling of despondency in this great nation 28 years of domination by one party, set to lose At least the talk on radio (SABC) on the streets Rest Madiba, you thought the best of us Africans And yes, we had Luthuli, Dube, Dr. Zuma before you But you electrified the world like a Savior Desired The bible says we must love but NOT CAST PEARLS ... NOTE: I was a Deputy Director in the Dept. Of foreign Affairs ( state Dept equivalent) in the 1990s, and shared a building ( Union Blds with president Mandela. I resigned to return to the USA, when I saw the arrogance of newly enfranchised compatriots. I voted once only, the firs IIt & only time, for Mandela. I never joined any party, not even the then "holy ANC.")