Siphelele Shabalala Poet Epic

Mother Where Is My Father

Mama uph uBaba
Mama uph uBaba

Mother where is my father?
Mother where is my second teacher?
Mother where is the man in my life?
that will teach me manhood
with love, care and integrity
Mother where is my strongest point?
because I have the soft spot
and that is you...his so called
but to me mom, you are my angel
I just dont know to him
Because sometimes I feel like I am adopted
when I see my friends playing with their fathers at their home
my brothers calling their fathers
even my sisters calling their father with their name
what about me mom?
one foot can't run

Its like I am lost
when I see happy families 
some disrepecting their fathers
not realising how much I miss mine
 I mean the pain and anger
it just makes me want to cry
mama where is my father/
does he knows about me 
I mean the angel he left with you
mother am I the reason of your seperation
If not then why he left us mom/
what about me mom?
were you working while he left you?
did you have shelter or food to eat/
what was he thinking mom?
Because he was the one who was there
busy promising you 
the moon, the stars and the sky
stealing your joy while killing your future
but now I understand mom
you was blinded by love and your age was against you
but he took advantage of you
using you while you gave him a son
mother he never cared about you!!!
he never cared about me!!! he never cared about the family that he started himself!!!
was he drunk mom?
was he high mom?
was he goof mom?
actually he was himself
full of himself
a man who desperately needed a family
but having no intellectually wisedom 
to mainatin his family
I am sorry mama
and please God
make me a better man everyday....

Siphelele Nsele

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Skat A August 23, 2015 at 12:24 AM Siphelele, Congratulations on having your poem featured on the homepage. **SKAT**

Nette Onclaud July 27, 2015 at 6:53 AM heart-wrenching, lovely work, siphelele.. enjoy your stay here and keep 'em coming!.. huggs

Sizwe Hlabisa July 25, 2015 at 3:32 PM Siphelele welcum 2 poetry soup. Ull find us a great bunch and excellent place 4 u hone your skills

Poet Destroyer A July 24, 2015 at 6:23 PM Siphelele, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@

Skat A July 24, 2015 at 2:57 PM Shabalala, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Ian Jones July 24, 2015 at 1:54 PM A strong emotional write. Truthful answers are the key to everything and you express the pain and anguish of having no answers perfectly. Even now my daughters are grown up I still invite them to discuss anything from the past that they are unsure about or found painful. An honest exchange of truths. Nothing will be left unsaid. I hope the people in your writing or in that situation receive the same respectful treatment. Kind regards, Ian