Now is the time,
To climb up the mountain
And reason against habit,
Now is the time.
Now is the time,
to renew the barren soil of nature
Ruined by the winds of tyranny,
Now is the time.
Now is the time,
To commence the litany of hope,
Now is the time.
Now is the time,
To disentangle vilification
That afflicts the planet of humanity apart,
Now is the time....
Mzwakhe Mbuli, South African Poet
For the full text of this poem, which became a theme song for free election in South Africa, click here, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03064228908534716
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