A Solo Dad
A solo dad
OUR FAM WAS NORMAL LIKE ALL OTHER
WHERE I WAS FATHER AND MUM THE MOTHER
THEN SHE ANNOUNCED, "WITHOUT A DOUBT
I FOUND ANOTHER MAN, I WANT OUT"
OVERNIGHT MY ROLE JUMPED TWOFOLD
ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED IN MY HOUSEHOLD
THREE BOYS TO RAISE SINGLEHANDEDLY
I MUST NOT LOSE MY SANITY
"LORD GIVE ME STRENGTH, AND RESPITE
HELP WITH THIS STRUGGLE , HELP WITH MY FIGHT"
MY BOYS NOW GROWN, THEY'VE LEFT THE NEST
I CAN COMFORTABLY SAY I DID MY BEST
THIS HOUSE WAS FULL OF FUN AND NOISE
WHEN I HAD ALL MY THREE BOYS
NOW NO ONE TO TALK TO, I'M ALL ALONE
PINING TO HEAR THEM OVER THE PHONE
GOD HAS SINCE TAKEN ONE SON AWAY
HE MET A TRAGIC DEATH ONE MAY DAY
I HOPE I'LL BE FAVOURED IN GOD'S SIGHT
TO HEAR HIM SAY, "YOU FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT"
By GEORGE SAUAKI BESETIMOALA
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