Our 1976 Heroes Poem by Vangile Mtyali

what a dream they had
that they would risk their lives
their future
their loved ones
and for what?
they still had a future ahead of them
they still had a choice
to say we won't!
but they said
we will!
for the sake of our future generation
they steped up and said
education with slavery
It does not make sense
Some killed
Some crippled for life
the only thing in their mind was
FREEDOM!
In the end they achieved their
Wild and crazy wonderful dream
Words are not enough to describe
What they achieved
We salute praise and honour the heroes of 1976

Vangile Mtyali