Father
Often in life, we do not realise what we have until it's broken or until we've lost it. As a child, my greatest memories had you in them. My worst memories, too. If my life was a movie, you were both my hero and the monster in the story. I remember you for a lot of things. It's very sad that today, I'm left with a lot of pain, resentment and questions, and very little positive memories and excitement when it comes to you. Remember how you always carried me on your neck and you'd walk me to school and to church? Sometimes you took care of me while mama was at work and you did it so well. You were everything to me. A best friend and a father. Nothing could separate us from each other. I remember you. I remember you every time Peter Tosh plays and I remember you every time a Methodist Choir sings. I also remember you when I hear women screaming for their lives and when children are crying with fear; terror overtaking them because there's no way for them to help t...