Name: Bettie Atemo
Pen name: Artmore
Email: atemob21@gmail.com
Facebook page: BAM CARES Artmore
It breaks my heart to see you weep
Papa told me men aren’t supposed to weep
But your big heart hurts in pain
The rubicund orifices say it all
The burning head heads ahead of all your anguish
I can hear the shaky voice
It sends beneath a dark void
Why did pa leave so early?
Why did he have to leave the cruel world for you?
Pa’s favourite foe
Befriended his own adversary
On their tenth anniversary
And they were warned warmly
But overture of his departure
Has brought misery in our family
We are being misused, used and reused!
Why did pa leave that early?
Why did pa live a little more?
I could be strong for ma
Yet men aren’t always strong always
And my infantile energy cringes mine soul
Big Brother fights handily
Yet these fights need no hammer hits
They drain big brother candidly
The village now calls us home to insanity
Why did pa leave that early?
Why did pa live a little more?
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