The anchor of democracy: POEM
File photo of former South African President Mandela
Image by: SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS
Image by: SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS
They tell me when the old man dies In his grave freedom lies He’s the link to the anchor of liberty He represents our equality
Praise Madiba as he lives
Live the ideal that he gives
Give the future that he seeks
Seek when he no longer speaks
We watch every word that’s croaked
Every bite breath is choked
And we await the nation’s final test
A challenge we must crest
Praise Madiba as he lives
Live the ideal that he gives
Give the future that he seeks
Seek when he no longer speaks
Yet he is an old man who will die
Predictions we must defy
He is not the anchor to our nation
We are our only salvation
Praise Madiba as he lives
Live the ideal that he gives
Give the future that he seeks
Seek when he no longer speaks
A father raises his child to stand
Without his command
Smiles in pride to see you grown
Tall and on your own
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