I am South African

I am proud to be South African
I am sad to be South African.
I am weak
I cannot change your attitude to me
I am South African.

I was born in the apartheid era.
I did not ask to be part of it.
I hated it.
I wanted South Africa to be free.
I am South African.

The colour of my skin defines me
I want to stand with pride
I cannot –
My skin decides who should be my friend
I am South African

People say that Apartheid has gone
I look around and I ask
But has it?
The people around me cling to their kind
Sadly I am South African

I appreciate the power of the intellect
Madiba I look up to you
Bring back Logic.
My mind, my thoughts, my intellect
Make me South African

Madiba where is your dream for us?
Where is the Rainbow nation?
The country rebels
Madiba lay your peace around us
Help me be South African

Dissatisfaction is all around us
Black, brown, white Unite
Work together
to bring about the change that is needed.
I am a South African…

But my skin is white

 I have just listened to SA news tonight:

• A schoolboy has been killed at school by other school boys.
• People in Cape Town (our Mother City) rioting in the streets - smashing windows and people - some of the women were worse than the men.
• More corruption in the Government and the police.

Can we survive?