Came, Went and Came Back

It is not once or twice I lack The words to describe the indescribables The ink to write the numerous stories Of how he came and went and came back To mend the hearts he had tone apart To console the souls he had tattooed with wounds To mop the ocean of the tears he caused us And hold us in his slender thighs Put our heads on his chest and let us feel his heartbeat The heartbeat of sorrows and regret The heartbeat of repentance seeking for forgiveness And I could feel his warm breath dumping my forehead Reminding me of the love he once had for us Of the ear to ear laughter he caused by his funny jokes and comments This particular day revenge was the best But I couldn't do it anymore Upon seeing the tears forming artistic number eleven on his chubby cheeks Upon remembering that this is the man who gave my mum the best sperm I couldn't hold the grudge anymore Because if he asked me to pay whatever good he had done for me, I can't give him the exact sperm he gave Yes,he is my father and whenever he seeks for forgiveness,he has it! John Lenda (Poetic World,2022)