In 1984, I was a little boy with a nack for beauty
Then I met a little girl, her name was Noleen, with a dimple of beauty
She caught my heart's attention and enslaved my purity
In a moment of premature absurdity
I broke her soul into a moiety of shattered dreams.
Little did I know, that for twenty something odd years
I would remain the piece of her dreams she yearned for.
Out of the blind side, she reappeared, all grown, still beautiful
Again she would tease my fretting soul
And in a moment, she was gone with the wind.
Then did I realise, the little girl I met at Mbare Musika
How I had teased her soul and dumped her sizzling heart
That the chickens were coming home to roost
Little would I realise the bitterness of my own medicine
Until she teased me well enough and varnished into my soul.
Did I ever get the chance to muse and say adios?
She wouldn't give me the chance to say sorry
She left me to eat humble pie of my mottled soul
But I would still say to her, thank you my darling
You prompted me to always check my rear view mirror.
Good bye Nolly, where ever you are white rose
Thank you so so much, for you gave a new meaning to my life
I will always cherish the depth of your care
You rejuvinated 27 years of my forgotten memories
And made me realise how 'every step I take' is important.