I MISS YOU DEAR SISTER

By Julius Malah Matete Munthali When I get to bed each night Tired eyes swim in a pool of tears Memories of you sister is a dagger to the spinal cord Sure, an instant cardiac arrest Sister, you should have suffered a disease Sister, that we could have understood And there could have been closure But that accident, that Salima road accident Robbed us of a beautiful soul I miss you sister If I had the powers to wake up the dead You could have been with me now Cracking out our usual jokes we loved to crack