He had a dream…..

From days of youth, this young man never wavered;

At times caught by police and badly battered;

Yet still, he would continue in his pursuit;

Dealing with enemies of progress through cutting down their root;

Knowing that he had to engage in a war of diplomacy;

He took up the struggle for independence and showed no mercy;

From very early days he became exiled from his own birth place;

As he walked through the valley of death with only God’s grace;

Many thought and said he won’t make it back alive;

Yet today, under his shadows we all thrive;

He had a dream……

Tireless nights spend; planning and strategising on lifting his people out of bondage;

Culminated in the downfall of the Apartheid era on the global stage;

Having witnessed the Cassinga massacre that; to this day remains monumental;

He took the fight to the forefront as Major General;

This man’s dream inspired his people to take up arms;

A decisive battle was waged that ensured our coat of arms;

With very little military technical ability and prowess;

He took on the mighty in-discriminatory powers;

Though the battle was very long and hard;

He stood firm and never sold his people for a meal card;

He had a dream……

Of a free, democratic and independent country;

Of a people free to express their dreams without being bounty;

Of a nation standing together, never to be defeated;

Of a people that will move freely without being berated;

On his shoulders we could stand and be heard;

As he dealt with those forces that were feared;

Upon his dream, we could now build harmony amongst a people segregated;

Never to allow a united people to again become separated;

A salutation to the Founding Father of the Republic;

Without your dream, the enemy would have had his way with their evil tactic;

Upon your dream we can now build ours;

Knowing we stand today, because you stood for hours

He had a dream…..