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Happy Father's Day-an Ode To The Man I Love (atemkeng Achanga) by misspetite(f): 11:06am On Jun 21, 2015 |
[img]http://2.bp..com/-InLKrRqYR_I/VYZ97XkwHoI/AAAAAAAB-t4/b7W1QHtYM9Y/s1600/1012145599902283026_365477460.jpg[/img] Dear Atemkeng Achanga The man after God's own heart It's been four years since I last heard your voice. These days,I make do with the gust of the wind The rustling of the trees The thoughts of what would have been And your whole life ahead not to be seen Do you know I miss you? Do you know no one comes close to you? Do you know you are irreplaceable? And when I speak of you,they say it's a fable The 3rd of June was the 4th year anniversary of your death And oh! How I wept Because I realised it's like you never left. Living with this burden of your death fastened to me like a seat belt Rummaging through my heart with each breath .. Do you know you have your first grandchild now? Yes your 3rd daughter is a mother wow! Leli found love in a distant land Married to a Cameroonian man Do you know we are doing fine? Oh yes! Your friends and family left us behind But you told us they would didn't you ? But don't worry about that,we cool Anyi is a big makeup artist now Her art leaves her clients wowed Mafua is studying English now I know you'll be proud of how her life turned out Atem is also in school now Your only son is a big boy now He works so hard sometimes I cry But always calls to make me smile Do you smile in heaven? Or is your heart sorrow-laden? Do you see my triumphs? Walk with me on my lonely sojourn? Do you still get angry when I slather my face in make up? Or now realize it's ok for ladies to cake up Do you still wish you and my momma made up? Or you ok with the break up? Are you restless over dreams unfulfilled? Or at peace in a land that's honey filled Are you proud of how far I've come? Do my accomplishments sound up in heaven like a Gong? Do you hate the fact I'm a blogger now ? Or wondering how my life turned out Do you know I'm independent now? And got haters wondering how! Do you know there's sorrow in the land Boko haram's killing now Sometimes I wish I could call you up And talk about about how thing's messed up. It's been long I saw you in my dreams yes like a decade it seems Sometimes all I need is a beam A sign to show you still with me I know I complained about your frequent visits I went to church on nightly vigils Begging for you to let me go I didn't want you to see my sorrow Today is father's day Can you tell me about your day? Tell me you sitting on the throne In a land where there's honey and gold So visit me in my dreams tonight Oh Please don't put up a fight I want to know your still with me Daddy please don't let me be! Happy Father's Day Your Daughter Emeh Achanga PS:This is my first poem ever dad..Hope it meets your standards prof (wink) [img]http://1.bp..com/-1Uq2hjf2nNg/VYZ94HnZ3LI/AAAAAAAB-tw/T9BIkZXWzEg/s1600/10371727_633818590047619_369827546262282699_n.jpg[/img] http://www.misspetitenigeriablog.com/2015/06/bloggers-diary-ode-to-man-i-love.html#comment-form 1 Like |
Re: Happy Father's Day-an Ode To The Man I Love (atemkeng Achanga) by Nobody: 12:54pm On Jun 21, 2015 |
A nice piece you put in the memory of ur dad! He is in a better place now, away from all the troubles and wickedness around us here! May he continue to RIP! |
Re: Happy Father's Day-an Ode To The Man I Love (atemkeng Achanga) by Donpoker9(m): 8:19pm On Jun 21, 2015 |
so touching... rip sir! |
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