i knew her

I knew her

She came to me
At sunrise
To borrow my
White dress
For her daughter
Had graduated.

She came to me
At day break
To borrow
My green dress
For her daughter’s
Wedding party

She came to me
At crack of dawn
To borrow
My blue dress
For the daughter
Had given birth to
A baby boy

She came to me
At first light
To borrow
My red dress
For the nephew’s
Circumcision
Ceremony.

She came to me
At twilight
To borrow
My cream dress
For her daughter
Was admitted
To the hospital

She came to me
At dusk
To borrow
My black dress
For the daughters
Burial

Now I come
To her,
At daylight
Wearing
A multi- colored
Dress
To see her
Off
To the world
Of our ancestors.