Chidzani

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