Every African in Africa wishes to go to Europe or America while every south African in abroad wishes to return to his/her country. To stabilize Africa, the rest of African nations should adopt to the vision and principles upon which the nation of South Africa has been built. This poem is dedicated to Nelson Mandela, the bold and courageous son of Africa and father of all black Nations. I have recently finished reading his book "LONG WALK TO FREEDOM" and found the life and struggle of Mandela as model to be copied by every individual on earth as it does not only call on the black people to fight against apartheid but also teaches the whites to scratch off the itching prejudice of white supremacy. The very night Mandela was born, his father gave him a traditional name which could be interpreted as "Trouble Maker or pulling the branch to cause trouble" and that is exactly where I started to write this poem. I made a review on this book and shall soon share it with you. Thanks

Mandela My inspiration
May I let the pen speak loud
May I dip it in the wisdom pot
May I whisper in the wild wind
May the words I write reach you

Mandela my inspiration
You had pulled the branch
You had fomented trouble
You had disturbed the birds
Birds preening over the twig
Birds breeding in their nests
Birds fluttering with pride
Birds of same colour
Birds of one colour
Birds of white colour

Out of the disorder
Order has been born
Birds made a comeback
Not of the same feather
Not of the same colour
But a rainbow of peace
Mixing sounds in many ways
Singing in praise of Mandela

I love South Africa
On the mirror of its past
A bright future is reflected
OH........How I wish to be there

Mandela My inspiration
May the candle you had lit
Ever glow in dignity