What Will Be Remembered
When never to come back you go
No one will mention you had a big toe
Not even the beauty of your nails will be said
But it will be remembered, you were the kindest maid
When life's breath you do abandon
And on the journey of your forefathers you partake
It will not be remembered you had missing teeth
But the therapy of your warm smile on wintry days
When this world you leave without a bye
And in the darkest of nights you dissolve like a dye
At the wake of dawn seven years later
A mother embraces her son with a tear of joy for the kidney you gave
When that day you bid farewell to the living
And a great fortune for your lineage you leave
It will not be recounted, that mammoth crowds followed your political campaigns
But the justice you stood tall for, when that primary school's land was being grabbed
When to the heavens you soar
And you let go of the feeble strength you held unto for so long
It will not be remembered that you had no breast
But that you fought that cancer so bravely
Copyright © Lydia Jerotich | Year Posted 2016
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