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It was on that day,
In labour pains the day was,
To give birth to pain that bred gain,
Imposure of Afrikaans in Black schools was aired,
The language associated with apartheid,
Ignited and rekindled uprisings in Soweto.
The whole country erupted into disruptive disruptions,
Blood and tears shared, nurtured chaos to flourish,
Blood that watered the tree of liberation to blossom,
Paving way for you and me to do Maths and Science.
Echoes of gunshots polluted and deafened the streets of Soweto,
Teargas clouded and contaminated the environment in Soweto,
Civilians’ respiratory systems invaded by life-unfriendly foreign gases,
Cries of innocent children triggered by excruciating pain and fright,
Tears dribbled down their innocent cheeks,
Brewed by protests and demonstrations of Native adolescents,
Protesting and demonstrating for their innocence and rights.
Adolescents oozed bravery against unethical apartheid policies,
Fists raised in the air, internalizing vigour and enthusiasm,
Fierce brutality from police scattered them every-which-way,
Dogs set on protesters left them with bruises and lacerations.
Indiscriminate shooting by trigger-happy Afrikanders aimed at protesters started,
Some lost their lives, majority brutally injured.
Clinics swarmed with injured and bloodied children,
But together in unity stood for peace, equality and quality education,
Afrikaans in Black schools was weed on fertile land,
Exile became a refuge to some,
Haunted by the truth, they hunted them like stray animals,
Some sjamboked and called derogatory names, exile became a refuge to some,
All architected but failed to be orchestrated by Afrikanders dominated regime.
Some were shot, others were drowned to feed aquatic life,
Some were bomb blown-off, but truth remained truth,
Some burned alive, the enemy enjoys “braaivleis and brandewyn” nearby,
Democracy, our fruitage and fruition,
We are proud of the Youth of 1976.
Hasting Ndhlovu lost his life,
Hector Peterson died in the hands of Mbuyizo Makhubu,
His sister giving him a bereaved accompaniment alongside,
Sam Nzima sealed the exposure with a vivid and iconic photograph,
A photograph that captured the brutality of apartheid regime,
A symbol of resistance during Soweto uprisings,
Placards embellished with “Viva Azania, down with Afrikaans.”
“If we do Afrikaans, Vorster must do Zulu.”
Our youth, our hope, our future.
