Tony Forbes Remembers AKA With Clare Harner’s Poem ‘Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep’
Tony Forbes Remembers AKA With Clare Harner’s Poem ‘Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep.’ South African Hip Hop has been reeling since the tragic loss of AKA who was brutally murdered in Durban along with his friend Tibz last year.
Fans and fellow musicians are still grappling with his absence, while his family grieves the loss of their son. Taking to Instagram, AKA’s father Tony Forbes shared a picture of himself at the late rapper’s grave as he captioned the picture with Clare Harner’s poignant poem ‘Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep.’
Do not stand
at my grave and weep
I am not there,
I do not sleep.
I am a thousand
winds that blow.
I am the diamond
glints on snow.
I am the sunlight
On the ripened grain.
I am the gentle
Autumn’s rain.
When you awaken
in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in
circled flight.
I am the soft stars
that shine at night.
Do not stand
at my grave and cry.
I am not there.
I did not die.
In the ongoing court case surrounding the death of the prominent South African rapper, the late rapper’s father, Tony Forbes, came face-to-face with the suspects for the first time in February during a court appearance.
Speaking following the initial court appearance in February, Tony Forbes claimed that he felt better having seen the faces of the people who had taken Tibz and his son’s lives. “I felt better, now I could see the faces of those who killed my son and Tibz. Obviously, I wanna see the other persons as well, I wanna know who is above them,” he said.
