Waving Away Questions Full Of Goood Byes Poem by Sarah Mkhonza

Have you ever lived in the shadow of a dream,
And watched it float away from you,
With the wave of the blessed right hand,
That curses in the same manner it gives?

Have you ever seen a car drive away,
Its rear end with lights all in place,
Only to see it one roll of metal,
All dismantled with loved one gone?

Have you ever wished you had been there,
When it all happened for you would have done,
One did that could stop the red light
From turning green in order to save,
The life of the loved one who filled your heart,
With this story that lingers in you?

Have you ever stood among a crowd,
And watched pall bearers at work,
A flagged coffin carrying one,
Whom you loved even to the end?

Have you ever wished for life to go on,
Only to find that it had stopped,
With the waving of a good bye,
That was done in a park far away,
When nobody knew the wave was the last,
For this good bye remained unspoken?

Have you ever walked out of your house,
Only to be told that she whose children you love,
Has gone to the place where dreams go,
Leaving those who remain still shaking,
For it was not just yesterday you thought,
As you watched the unfolding of this mystery?

Have you ever seen a loved one thin,
So full of life and laughter yet falling,
Saying I will not let this thing win,
For it is choking me once again,
Before my children grow to be left,
To rule the world all alone?


Have you ever heard a woman asking
Saying let us sing together,
For this song will lead me,
Past this misery I see,
For the end is near?