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Emanzi Ian Jan 2020
Dear Father,

The boy that many never expected to get far,got further
Further than his dreams,father
He completed his bachelors degree and went further
He stopped at a Masters
But he could have have gone further
The boy is now a father
Father,the kids wish they had met you
The boys,one of them calls me brother
Sometimes,this makes me reminisce about our relationship and wish it was better
Sometimes,you were bitter
One of the boy's companies is now listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange,father
The boy that many expected or wished would fail to complete his education,now has a school,father
It's one of the best around,father
The more experiences I went through,the more dreams I got
And the more I hoped for more
The two princesses the creator blessed me with,remind me of my mother
To you both,the bad things that I did
I wish they happened never
But now that is going to stay forever
The boy got more clever
And from my heart's lowest surface,all I can say to you is
'I Am sorry forever
We Are Stories Jan 2015
Dear Benny,
I know I left when you were just a small boy
As you watched my ship sail off the shore.
I know I left you and said that I loved you
And I kissed your head as you slept the night before,
But all I can recall is the sad look on your face
As I left without a trace!
I could've sworn I saw the frown in your cheeks
As I packed my bags to leave!
Son, I dream of the days when my apologies would mean something
And you could find the heart to forget someone who never had one!

Well son, your daddy was a pirate!
I left long ago so I could find some island
That we all believed to be out there!
But son I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere!
It's the thoughts of what you look like now,
How you've grown and how your little voice sounds,
That haunt my deepest thoughts and my deepest sorrows!
I just want to hold you in my arms tomorrow!

Oh these waves just rock my heart in circles
Like I used to lull you to sleep as the sun sets!
I wish I never left!
I wish I never left!
My heart's still stained with all my regret!
Just remember that when you grow old and start your life
To never live it the way I lived mine!

I heard you're quite the sailor, son,
And I hear you smile just like your mother.
I hear that mom found another man,
And now you have another brother.
Why won't these chests of gold and bottles of ***
Fill this gaping hole inside my black heart!
All I have left is the bitter taste!
All I have left is the bitter taste!
Alcohol makes it all seem great,
But, Benny, it's brought me to these final days!
Find yourself a wife and kiss your son goodnight!
Because sometimes I dream of the days when I'll die!
And to be honest it's starting to feel good.

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