Mosetsanagape Lephoro Poet Free verse

Youth of 1976

It was on the 16th of June 1976
When they took a decision to fight 
To fight for their rights as learners 
The sang their songs 
Asking for their freedom 
It was the young of 1976

I can hear their voices when they say 
"to hell with Afrikaans" 
I can hear the gunshots in my mind 
That gunshots that took away their lives 
I can see their blood in their white shirts 
The blood of the innocent souls 
Souls that were fighting for their rights 
They were the youth of 1976
The youth full of life
The youth full of energy 
The youth full of ambitions 
But they were killed 
Killed for their own rights

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Beata Agustin June 14, 2022 at 6:26 AM Thanks for sharing this. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome 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." The Lord's blessings be with you. Mosetsanagape Lephoro June 14, 2022 at 6:52 AM Thank you so much