Sunday, August 23, 2009

THE FATHERLESS

The absent role model
The disappearing shadow
The silent touchline coach
The broken compasses
The invisible date chaperon
The drying gene pool
The author of law and rule
The wedding day absentee
The bass in your orchestra
The bread winner
The life educator
The biggest big brother

Hear me O fatherless
Ye that manned your youth
They that carved their own
Kindred that lost the bread winner
But kept in the mill to knead the "dough"

Hear me O fatherless
Ye brave ones that warred
They that dropped their toys
To act to make their show
And picked their axes and hoes

Hear me O fatherless
Ye that danced to the old tune
They that parented siblings
Ones that harboured pain
The world shall sing your fame

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