Soweto township of 3 million people that have no space to live or hide,
An unimaginable mix of the rich, and poorest poor, living side by side.

Mandela and archbishop Tutu have their retreat,
In this town on the same street,

Of which the locals are very proud,
And are wiling to endure the daily tourist crowd.

The existence of African people I had only seen on the news and in a book,
But it is unbelievable till one has a personal look.

And today it was a BIG revelation,
To visit the somber museum of Apartheid or segregation.

Displayed were conditions not befitting human life on this earth,
Hard to imagine these peoples existence was diminished to no worth.

The most profound human experience till now for me,
Was to visualize the history of 80% that for centuries was not free

And for all the suffering and tears,
There was no end until recent years.

And even under the new constitutional democracy,
They are a long ways from living like you and me.

No one knows how many souls were lost,
In this apparent century long African Holocaust.

I am thankful to be in the position,
To see the worlds population living condition.

And I hope the money I spend,
Will improve the under privileged conditions in the end.