Nelson Mandela Day! Poem by Naga Vamshidhar Ratakonda

The Voiceferous Arguments,
For a Civil Liberties Cause;
Converted a Trouble Maker,
Rolihlahla into the Native Land's,
Blazing Sun Nelson Mandela;

Prison Sentenced Undercover,
Revolutionary Turned into,
A Patient Non-Voilent,
National Freedom Fighter;

His Inspirations from Gandhi,
And Martin Luther King Jr,
Taught him Winning Ways of,
Negotiations and Peace;

His Inclusive Democratic,
Peace Formula of Freedom,
Humanity & Justice still an,
Apt Guidance Equation to,
Prevailing South Africa &
World Imbalance Conditions;

Leader of Dire Situations,
Pleader of People Apathy,
Climbing Down the Ladder,
Laid Down his Life to Lows,
Ending the Apartheid Era,
Lauded by World Leaders;

Everyday may not be a,
Nelson Mandela Day;
Every Scenario may not,
Be that of an Apartheid;
But Spirit of the Likes,
Lifts the Strengths of All,
To Fight for their Rights!