Dear Papa

by Gilbert Mapengo Mwanguku Why so soon Pa? I thought you should have been patient Without being a patient on the hospital bed You could have waited for a little while To see me grow the seeds you bestowed in me And let them glow to the world all over But you hurried in a twist of events Making events twist events of the future You left our souls torn asunder As you surrendered to the black thunder under Whether it meant to be a starter of new life somewhere None of us knew how to renew your life here Like a thorn deep in flesh it endlessly pains They are now calling us cowards The award of your departure driving us backwards Misery oozing out from these ruptured veins You were a hero our pillow In you we were relieved of our sorrows We mourn you every morning So as you eternally rest Let there be peace in your nest