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| Rev. Akpan Sam Akpan My father who I called Sir, passed away on July 1st, 1995. This verse of poetry is dedicated to his memory. |
I’d like to tell you a thing about this
man I called ‘father.’
Take a seat, cross your legs yeah, make
your burdens lighter.
He moved on 20 0dd years ago but still I found
no other;
There’s nobody can claim my father’s
place no, not ever.
Let me tell you how he gave my story a
new vista.
Walk you step by step thru the genius of
a master.
I really wish you met him; you’d have
been bettered.
He made me the man I am so I can defeat
life’s drama.
He was the kind of man who redefined ‘phenomenal.’
A man who stood by his word thru fire and
thunder;
Always made time for me; he was there for
my brothers.
He was a kind man who never raised his
voice at Mama.
I wish you knew the story of the man I called
father.
You’d battle lions wearing smiles as wide
as summer.
He was the greatest of them all; a true-born
soulja.
In him I found my hero, now, always and
forever.
Akpan
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