Mandela In You

Mandela In You I scanned into your entire writ I perceived an unremitting wit; There’s a Mandela in You, Oozing from your daring script; Loaded with a spirit of sacrifice To eradicate mundane malice There’s a Mandela in You, That resonates in your artifice! A Fighter for Mankind’s thrall, Equality for gender and for all There’s a Mandela in You Reprimanding: Divided We Fall! Peace is in your daring hand Which you staunchly defend For, Mandela in You says “No to Civil Wars in our Land!” Women also need their space Enough to powder their face There’s a Mandela in You Lending impetus to their pace! Antipathy, aloud do denigrate Which Warmongers do initiate There’s a Mandela in You, With a smile that doesn’t fail; It intones when Spirit is weary Shining when the Sky is dreary There’s a Mandela in You Painting Blue the Sky so bleary! Write, write, your mantra write Let revulsion be in your write For, there’s a Mandela in You Pleading for Humanity to Unite! Dedicated to Zimbabwean Poet, Wilson Mapfumo upon being inspired by his Poem: Cry Africa. JM 14th Oct’ 2013