THE GREATEST

Born in colonies where you feared to tread,

You destroyed them too when new houses you made,

I slept on the streets when nice beds you had,

Tea-stands filled my hands when to school you went.

I learnt not the ABCs,

I learnt not the Sciences,

I read not the poems you loved,

From life, I had learnt.

You laughed, you ridiculed, you always louted me,

You shooed me from your homes when my hands I had spread,

The festivals you enjoyed were just a torture to me,

Coz the streets you roamed was my home.

I suffered, I cried at the justice God has made,

When I suddenly found the gift that I had,

When schools, colleges and parents made your future,

I started to write my destiny that I would one day make.

I fought; I battled my way to the top,

I proved myself a survivor when faced with odds,

As today before me, you spread your hands,

I smile within and offer you a job.

I was once badly treated,

I was once exploited,

But today I am acknowledged,

That I am the survivor,

I am the fighter,

I am the challenger,

I am the victor,

I AM THE GREATEST.

(written on 07/08/2010)