Gone Forever
I wish I could turn back the hands of time
To the days we cooked jollof rice baptized with thyme
While waiting for maami to come from market
Where she has gone to shop without basket
It is still doing me like dream
Dad you are gone naa niyen
Like we won't see you again
All your promises you could not attain
Dad you promised to witness my graduation
You said you will wear kembe to my emotional unification
So all those are not going to happen again?
You served as security for NEPA
Why did you not defend yourself when death came?
Despite all your military fame
If tears could bring you back Dad
I will cry you a river
At least to see again your face
Because you cannot imagine how much I am missing you in this phase
But unfortunately tears cannot bring you back
Which means you are gone forever
To get over this pain is going to take forever
Because you are gone forever
The Cover of "Gone Forever" - by Chidinma
Dedicated to my late Daddy - Joseph Titilayo Abiola
Copyright © Oluwasola Elisha | Year Posted 2018
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