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Father

If death had a fee I would gladly pay
To see my beloved father everyday
How can I forget this good man
Who left us on the 10th of May
Despite that I prayed to the Lord each and everyday
He was my inspirator, motivator 
And at times he was an educator
I will forever love you and I hope we will meet again 
When my life is spent and I am free
Of this earthly pain
Ascending to the right hand of God with his angels all around
Fulfilling his divine purpose in this place that is upside down
Where infants and children die in our cosmopolitan town
And justice is ridiculed like a clown
You are a general in the making 
Eventhough bad rules made you an army major
You are a saint to me and an angel by nature
You died at the tender age of seventy two
You still had a lot to accomplish 
And so much to do
But I wish you could stay a little bit longer
And that the Good Lord will make you stronger
And heal you of that affliction
Which resembled stroke?
And which made you lose consciousness and this crisis isn’t a joke
And till we meet again father I will remember you in prayer
Your body may be dead 
But not even death can be your spirit slayer
And until we meet again father
Peace be upon your soul
Away from this world where most humans die without achieving a goal
I blame myself each day
Because your death should been averted 
Through prayer or fasting
And back to where we started

Father what sin have I committed to suffer this fate
What transgression could have brought about so much hate?
How can I lock the Pandora ’s Box?
How can I avert this great evil that is bound to come?
How can I stop time and prevent the rising of the sun?
Can I move your hands through prayer and fasting?
Will the Creator do the will of the creature without him asking?
Or am I destined to fate without tasking?
Father you took my earthly father away
For reasons unknown to me
So I cry every day
And If that purpose is by way of my sin
Then I pray that you forgive me of my trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
For you take and replace among the human race
Your power transcends both time and place
Father show mercy on my father
Do not be annoyed with my arrogant ways
And my bickering and complaining
My countless excuses without naming
Each day I soliloquize and keep on blaming
Myself and myself and myself

He was born a year before the Second World War ended
And he was a good officer
Who could shoot with both arms suspended
Now he is gone
And my knees are bended
Seeking for answers to my questions
Which I may never get
About a day of so much sorrow
Which I will never forget
I know that we cannot live forever
But it is my desire that we stay together
No matter the season
No matter the whether 
And if you could live ten years more
I will keep knocking at my Father’s door
For more time


One day I know I will suffer a similar fate
But remember your covenant with me
You promised to make me great
And when funds run dry and dreams don’t fly
I call upon my Father
I never put my hopes in a man or a prince
Please don’t even bother. 

And when all heavens open up 
To accept another soul
Remember that our purpose on this earth is to achieve your divine goal
So be not angry with us Father
Because you cannot forsake the work of your hands
And to destroy the very creatures which you created 
Is not part of your plans

So remember all you living
One day you are going to die
Eyes wide open looking to the sky
When your souls jump out and began to fly
All the way to Heaven like a little butterfly
And your deeds on this earth 
Will be question by the Creator
Who knows all languages
So there no reason to get a translator
Who has all knowledge
And beyond those of Harvard educators
And in his left hand is a sword
Sharper than the teeth of alligators

Copyright © Olusegun Akanbi | Year Posted 2017

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