Dear readers,
I’m elated to share with you all that I recently had the privilege of meeting the world-renowned South African comedian and talk show host, the one and only, Mr. Trevor Noah!
I was able to share with him a poem I wrote, titled ‘The Man With The Mission.’ It is about Trevor Noah himself and his inspiring life experiences. I’m pleased to present the poem to you here:
Growing up in South Africa, raised by his grandmother’s stories,
About how, back in my day, we had much greater worries,
Learning to get through apartheid alive, while wading through stereotypes and a controlling regime,
Product of a crime worse than treason, a police state, the perfect racism ’twas deemed,
Everything from missiles in Ukraine, to dresses and Kim K,
To family laws, democratic institutions and Trump saying Namaste,
He’s taught me more about South African politics than I know of my own country,
But now, I’ve got very strong views about Jacob Zuma’s policies,
More than a comedian, more than an activist, he’s the global phenomenon,
The man with the mission, to make the world laugh, he’s called Trevor Noah!
ANVI TUTEJA
Thoughts Caught 