ANGEL IN DISGUISE

ANGEL IN DISGUISE His head does not shine He has no wings to fly He does not appear in white He's a young black man, He has got nothing but only what he’s going after Yet for his white step mother He’s bearing all the joy and laughter I never knew what he possessed Was precious, yet I see no tagged price I got a framed picture of him, on my bedroom wall I walked to his picture last night I took a deep look in his eyes He’s neither normal nor ordinary He’s been gone for quite some time but just last night I realized He was Angel in Disguise Nkosi Xolani Johnson was born on 4 February 1989 with HIV and was the longest surviving child born with the virus in the country. His mother has since died of Aids, and he was adopted when he was two by a foster mother, Gail Johnson. In December 2000 Nkosi had a relapse and remained critical until his death. On 1 June 2001 a Johnson family spokesman said that Nkosi died at 0540 local time (0340 GMT) after a desperate final battle against the disease… R.I.P. Nkosi Johnson and all these kids…