January 1912, Mzansi brought forth a child <br />In harsh political climate <br />Destined to free her people <br />Bound to cruel fate <br />Long Live Child Of Necessity! <br />Viva ANC! <br /> <br />His growth fraught with perils <br />But nurtured by sons and daughters of the soil <br />Deprived of dignity and birthright <br />Whose principle offence is not being 'White' <br />Long Live Son Of The Soil! <br />Viva ANC! <br /> <br />His clarion call an impetus to the Struggle <br />Unifying localized forces of freedom <br />Into mass-based liberation Movement <br />Brought into the realm of global awareness <br />Long Live Symbolic Leader Of The Struggle! <br />Viva ANC! <br /> <br />Fighting against enormous odds <br />With hopeful unarmed natives <br />On spirit he focused Power <br />Victory assured on will <br />Long Live Son Of Hope! <br />Viva ANC! <br /> <br />Braving, torture, bullets, death, ... <br />Massacre of his warriors the order of the day <br />Energized by tears and blood of compatriots <br />Civil disobedience intensify with sabotage <br />Long Live The Warrior Chief! <br />Viva ANC! <br /> <br />At long last, victory and jubilation <br />Forces of Liberty topple forces of Oppression <br />Embracing 'no winner no loser' notion <br />He calls for 'Rainbow Nation' <br />Long Live Son Of Liberty! <br />Viva ANC! <br /> <br />Long Live The Symbol Of Human Dignity! <br />Viva The Legacies Of African National Congress!<br /><br />Chinedu Dike<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/anc-and-the-struggle/
