The streams fled backward
The hills became valleys
The cloud birthed sunrays.

The sun rained and rained
The lions crowed and crowed
I smiled to cry.

The sky opened its door
A golden feet saw I at a glance
Audaciously he trod
with a rod in his hand
Freedom pasted on his forehead
Equality wore him as cloth
Courage he had on as his sandals.


A fist held he up
Victory signified
Madiba dignified.

The eagle is gone to rest
He has given humanity his best.

In honour of my father- Nelson Mandela.

~Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom

I feel so honored to be the first to comment. All
of my hardwork and dedication has paid off.
Getting the top comment has been a dream of
mine for many years, and i would like to thank
those who have helped me along the way. First
and foremost i would like to thank god for giving
me this opportunity. Next i would like to thank
my parents. I would also like to thank my pet
tadpole for surviving against all odds for over a
week. Next i wouldlike to thank the squirrel that
lives in my backyard for climbing trees because
that gives me inspiration that i need to get
through the day.This is a special moment in my
life and i would like to thank any of my
unmentioned friends and family that have helped
me along the way. This moment will be a
moment that i will never forget. I just
remembered a few other people i would like to
thank; Nairaland, the fish i caught in the third
grade, my light in my room bc i wouldn’t be
able to see the keyboard without it, the internet
for letting me go on Nairaland, my house
because without it i would be homeless, and last
but not least i would like to thank all the people
out there that actually took time out of their day
to read this. I cannot stress how much of a big
deal to me this is. I have been trying to be the
first comment on a post for years, but that has
not been possible until this amazing day.
Hopefully my good luck will continue, but this is
undoubtedly a rare occasion. If you asked me
how i did this, i would say, you can achieve
anything u set your mind on. To all the kids out
there reading this, i would like to tell them to
follow their dreams. Being the first to comment
is amazing, thank you everyone

Glad you were the first to do so...excitement all over you...