A dark cloud descended upon us
Villie, you breathed your last
In the caring hands of MUM, you slept
Never to wake up again.
A tower of security was taken from us
You were in the Army 5 years and 5 days
How Ironic?
You left your colleagues and family just 2 months
after your 29th Birthday
On a satarday afternoon of a hot summer day.
Away from home, I would call and ask;
Zikuyenda amwene? and
1-2, 1-2 you would answer
A catch phrase you will be remembered by.
Villie, You had unreserved love for children,
Yet you left your daughter Tumbikani,
So young at 10 months
The thought, she will grow up not enjoying
the same love you gave to others is difficult to comprehend
I can not seem to get answers why you had to go.
Today, I call your number hoping I would hear the reassuring voice
It seems you are outside the access area.
The only voice I remember is your own prothetic phrase
“Ndikubwera amwene” answering to my question “how are you feeling?”
How weird!
You also prophesied to mum how you wished you could be dressed
in a suit as you were about to embark on a long journey to Dwangwa
A journey that was to take you to your final resting place.
Your loss from this life has been a hard blow on family members
I have no one to talk to about our brotherly but humble past. No one!!
The only thing that comforts me is the realisation
That you have a peaceful life.
Although you are not here in fresh,
Your spirit lives.
Your death has enlightened many of the good things you did
Very kind, warm, compassionate, generous, friendly, and approachable
Yet you never blew the trumpet of your own work.
Till we meet again Villie,
May the Good Lord grant you Eternal peace
Your Brother
George Mzomera
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