unto you i was given
as a father you rejoiced in the gift you received
you thanked mom for bearing you this soul
You saw it bloom
You saw it grow
You almost saw it bear fruit
But another plan was in motion
it ate you alive
it tried to take away your smile
but you held your smile
right through the tears
you always told me it
would be alright
you scabbed and bled inside
but you never let it tear you outside
i loved you
i love you
i knew that coming home was a delight
you made me feel normal and bright
i knew that who i was
around you my inner being shined
it glowed and we would forget that
there was physical pain that you felt
you would say, it is just a cancer of the body
it will go
Before you were taken away from me
i remember asking you
Daddy, what good is it that you travel back home?
He knew
and I knew
That home was only to rest
he was too tired to answer me
his eyes said it all
his gaze, his once alive light brown eyes were
dimmed and low
his smile warm and yet full of worry
i knew and felt
his Goodbye to me
in his words :
"be strong for your mother
as you always have been
i love you my girl.."
if you were here today
you would be so proud of the person i have become
much like you..
In Loving Memory of Chidzani Given Ndebele
An artist
A Son
A husband
A father
A grandfather
Love your baby girl
Witney Mitchell Ndebele
Written by
Mitneymitch