I Am Deeply Hurt Poem by Ishmael Mabhiza

He died-he was involved in a car accident
I last spoke to him on Friday
He told me they had been hired to provide intertainment
At a wedding-this is unprecedented

He was a source of encouragement
To many he was not just a friend but son, a father and a brother
He was a gentleman- no embarassment
Sadly he did not say "farewell-I am leaving my brother"

When I thought I am now on the road
We are brothers for life, I was astounded
Shaken by his death-like I was hit with a rod
I am deeply hurt and weakened

Brother for life, these were my last words;
To him- on a Friday ina jovial mood
Noo, I cant believe it that he has left the hood
Our sorrow-we display like ads

Thinking of our future and how you left too soon
I am deeply hurt my brother-you went too soon