Minstrel

Tell Father I cried

I cried for the loss of a father

For the loss of innocence

I cried for being made to grow up in an instant

For being told not to cry

I cried because I knew

It would never be the same

I cried for the loss of counsel

That only a father could give

I cried for children like me

Whose silent tears were never heard

For being made a shoulder

Whence indeed, I needed a shoulder

I cried for the burden of a mother

So young and timid

Her silence so loud, I could hear it speak

Agonies of her heart, no one would know

I cried for him

Death came too quickly

I cried for my tomorrow

With no father in it

I cried for the songs in the night

That only I could hear

I cried with all my might

Perhaps I might bear

The loss of a father

© 2008 Aderinola Onokpasa

July 5, 2009 - Posted by Tomi | Derin, guest post, poetry | family, father, grief, loss, sadness