a Daddy’s love (a poem)

I wrote this piece after an incident happened in Ghana when, a famous pastor was arrested (and alleged) to have raped his daughter.

she thought daddy loves her

Daddy would cry if she refuses

she must not disobey daddy

for so the Bible says

according to daddy

lest she would go to Hell

Daddy always says this too

and she would suffer world without end

and so being god-fearing

she parted it for him

and he, being god-fearing

drove in and drove out

till the treacle trickle through his veins

in that sweet release

and she couldn’t cry

because Daddy don’t like to see her cry

because if she does Daddy wouldn’t buy her the treacle

and she would not get her new shoes

must not all god’s children wear shoes?

she couldn’t tell mummy

if she does she would die

and if she dies she would go to hell

and she would not wear her Christmas dress

and she would not eat the sweet coconut cake

steeped in condensed milk

oh! How sweet it is

but then mummy came home

and she saw her walk

and seeing her walk

like a leaf in a wind’s path

mummy asked her

mummy gave her sweet coconut cake

and asked her again

mummy gave her nice dresses and shoes

and asked her again

and she told mummy

mummy, it was Daddy