Keneilwe Natu
We students of Nelson Mandela University.
Recognize injustices of the past
See ghosts of apartheid
wondering between corridors of Embizweni.
Shadows dark, and vast.
We hear the whisper
Echoing
Lingering dark images
“Slegs Blankes”
White laws - like permanent scars
Mark the stolen land.
We the students of Nelson Mandela,
Recognize that education is the key to success.
The past haunts, but the future- bold?
We chant! We resist!
Where freedom’s voice was silenced
And dreams denied.
“Free education now!”
We the students,
Seeds of hope torn
by systematic spite.
Our voices hoarse from screaming,
That our human bodies too be dignified…
We the students of Nelson Mandela University
Recognize the architects of walls…
of hate, Of pain,
Of arrogance and militancy,
We therefore speak, but not in fear
Ghosts will fade when truth is loud and clear!
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