Batcho Katumbo Poet Free verse

Herman Heard Me

Herman heard me,
The howl of a nation.
Scourged! I was usurped,
And I was atomized!
Toivo came, a solemn tide 
He contrived the paradiddle 
That led to my autonomy. 
Toivo, the inexorable current 
That ringed a contrasting atoll. 
Archracist criminalized him
Yet Herman endured unmitigated, 
His heart never inuring to my cry. 
His oratorical showers watered
The long rocky road to M21. 
A sower of the seeds of hope
Andimba dispersed his ardour 
Deep in the hearts of men
Ensuring the brave do not contort. 
And when I was amorphous, 
His sagacious parlance 
Was perceived across oceans. 
Toivo extolled my unsung features
And with his bellicose 
He lit my torch of sovereignty. 
Today, I am the Land of the Brave, 
Because Herman heard me.

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Beata Agustin November 8, 2024 at 12:19 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.