My Hero

(Will Ekwue)

A tribute to my dad, my pops, my role model, my hero. A legend, an icon and the man who made me into the man I am today.

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Chorus 
My Dad, My Pops, My Hero 
Built everything he had from ground zero 
A gentleman with a pure heart 
I miss you & that’s a fact  
 
Verse 1 
I remember as a young lad back in the day 
When I would mess around & play 
All week long from Monday to Sunday 
With my friends who were willing to lead me astray 
Rather than keeping said friends at bay 
Or even driving them all away 
I did what I wasn’t meant to for fear of what they would say 
And scared that if I didn’t; they would make me pay 
My pops would tell me quite clearly 
That being a man is a huge responsibility 
My dad never fronted 
And he sure as hell didn’t take nothing for granted 
Even with constantly being on a daily grind 
His children were never far from his mind 
He worked round the clock to feed 5 kids 
And always rewarded us for doing good deeds 
He taught me how to ride my first bike 
And cautioned me sternly when I did something he didn’t like 
 
Chorus 
My Dad, My Pops, My Hero 
Built everything he had from ground zero 
A gentleman with a pure heart 
I miss you & that’s a fact 
 
Verse 2 
As daddy’s go; he was a cuddly teddy bear 
Whenever I was naughty; he’d clip me by the ear 
Ensuring my homework was done was an everyday thing 
As far as he was concerned; Education is everything 
“Knowledge is power” was one of his favourite quotes 
As I grew older & wiser; I began to listen & started taking notes 
I always saw my dad as ‘superman’ who could do it all; until 
One fateful winter morning; he was feeling very ill 
He had a temperature & complained of a migraine like his head was going to pop 
Three days later; he fell into a deep sleep & never woke up 
Apparently what every Tom, Dick & Harry thought was “just a fever” 
Actually turned out to be septicemia 
Even though I wasn’t there; it still feels like it was yesterday 
Looking at my 2 children; I am constantly reminded of him everyday 
 
Chorus 
My Dad, My Pops, My Hero 
Built everything he had from ground zero 
A gentleman with a pure heart 
I miss you & that’s a XXXX 
 
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