Eulogy to my Dead Sister!

So today marks the 4th year anniversary of Ogor’s death and predictably I am sad – very sad! I was afraid for a minute yesterday; I thought that I had forgotten to remember the day that she was lowered, lifeless and still into the gaping hole buried in the bowels of mother earth. I thought I had ceased to remember her, I thought that I had become too pre-occupied with living that I had forgotten to remember someone who was once (and always will be) so precious to me.

But now I realize that even though I may forget the exact day that she died; I will never forget that she is no longer here. I remember all our plans (how silly they seem now lol); of finishing university at 20 and getting married at 23. I remember us baking cake for hours on end in that hot! Hot! Kitchen on Yala Close in Apapa. I remember the mid afternoon journeys to Waterside, and then Balogun, I remember us laughing to death at Chinedu, I remember us during Food and Nutrition practicals. I remember that overly sensitive place on your neck that I used to love poking; I remember the gap where one of upper canine teeth was supposed to be… I remember the rugrats being exactly that! I remember the strong, almost over powering fragrance of your Perry Ellis 360 degrees perfume.

I remember you lively, active, funny, beautiful and bright! I remember you all of these ways because even though you are no longer here, you are not dead to me Ogor! You live in the innermost recesses of my heart; in the beautiful treasured memories, in the faces of people, places we’ve been and conversations we had.

I don’t feel guilty that you’re dead and that am alive…No! I feel sad that death robbed us all of the opportunity to see you truly blossom into the woman that God called you to be. I love you my friend; but God took you early, so I guess He loves you more. Rest easy and Rest in Peace. Nekwu is doing okay and so are your parents, Chimdi (our nephew lol), Kelechi, Nenye and Dozie!

Keep shining till we meet never to part again. Hail my fellow Virgorian!!!!!
P.S: The flower in the picture is called the Aster Flower (it's the birth flower for september!) Yes I am strange I know...weren't you too? LOL!!!