Only Before He Died
He started to ring often.
He asked if I was okay;
He asked me to visit him;
He called me his son;
And said I must not say Heita
When he greets me.
He told me his problems
And his future plans.
He shouted just like daddies do
When I didn't answer his call.
He made me smile
After twenty-three years of my life;
He showed me love
Only few days before he died.
Copyright © Bongani Masilela | Year Posted 2016
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