An Instrument Of Love Poem by Mark Heathcote

He's the ghetto kid, who done well willing to fight.
But vocal harmonising songs of love and light
lead him instead to international fame.
Bob Marley's was his name, and he was the
first major public face of Rastafari.
Marley's influence has remained inspirational
for many generations his music has been uplifting.
It brought roots reggae out of the fringes.
Made a global impact and has instilled
a message of peace and hope.
Bob, he was a local boy, done well
scratching a living out of the dust.
Out of days that was sometimes hell.
But in the end his muse
his down oppressed Rasta voice rose and rose.
He became a legend with an instrument of love.
And left us all far too soon
-gods bless his Rastafarian roots.