Daddie, Dadi, Dad-Dy

It was just around mid-morning I recall exactly what I was doing The feeling felt all too familiar The vibe was peculiar I had that unmistakable hunch I guessed what was nigh, the crunch My phone rang, not once but twice I was tempted to let it beep thrice But nay, not on this day, not today The news that came crushed my Sunday Dad had passed on, Dad was no more I cried not but my heart tore and felt sore My life had instantaneously changed A novel void had just been created Mum would be all alone Save for six sons loving her to the bone We will not despair but hang together Duty bound to take care of our mother It’s a sad sight to see the family deteriorate But dad's life gave us something to emulate He granted us, his children a chance in life He always was very faithful to one wife He taught us well till the age of seventy three Now who will be the new root for our family tree? We have uncles and aunts, cousins and nieces But no one to properly anchor the jumbled pieces Without him, we are but lost and fragmented We are like a team dismayed and all so disjointed We’re gradually losing a generation That’s why I cry for my true champion My hero, my idol, role model, my icon Dad, there is nothing that I wouldn’t do Just to spend another day with you