THE
daughter of one of the sugar workers who mysteriously disappeared
without a trace almost one month ago wishes her father, wherever he is
right now “a Happy Father’s Day!”
In
a touching display of emotion, the 25-year-old daughter of Maikhram
Sawh wrote a poem for her missing father on the occasion of Father’s
day, which is being celebrated around the world today.
Monica
Sawh wrote these few lines on a piece of paper:
“One
of the most precious blessings in our lives
is to have you as our dear father
You
were beside us when we first opened our eyes,
When
we whispered our first words
When
we took our first steps, and when we went through
all
those difficult tasks in our lives
It
filled us with joy and pride to have a dad like you
Today,
all we want to say is how much you mean to us
and
that we love you
The
21st May is a day we will never forget
You
left home and not even your shadow we cannot find
God
knows how much we love you and still chose this path for us
if
you are with him we pray that he keeps you in his caring hands forever
and
if you are on Earth still alive
we
beg that we can hear your voice
and
that we can hug and kiss you once again
Life
can never be the same without you here dad
we
love you, wherever you are”
Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle on Friday afternoon, Monica said
she and her brother, Dharmo, miss their father a great deal, “more
than anyone can imagine.”
Maikhram
Sawh, called ‘Bharrat’, 46 of Section ‘B’ Non Pariel, East
Coast Demerara and his colleague Sampersaud Taranauth, called ‘Shammie’,
37, of Fernandes Street, Enterprise, disappeared on May 21.
The
two sugar workers were at the time cleaning a Guyana Sugar Corporation
(GUYSUCO) drainage canal aback Vigilance. Up to yesterday, there was
still no trace of the men in spite of several less searches of the
East Coast Backlands.
Taranauth’s
34-year-old wife, Kamini, though distraught has not yet given up hope
that her husband of several years will return to her and their
children.
Kamini
told this newspaper shortly after the men disappeared about a month
ago that she is hoping and praying that nothing is wrong with her
husband and that he would return safely to her and their three
children – eight-month-old Divya, four-year-old Lisa, and
six-year-old Sarah. She reiterated yesterday that the same “dream”
still lives on in her heart.
Every
day, Lisa and Sarah offer prayers for the safe return of their father.
“I
love my daddy and I want him to come home,” little Sarah told this
newspaper with a smile yesterday. The smile, though lovely, could not
hide the sadness in her eyes.
Hope
is the one word that the members of these two families are holding on
to this Father’s Day. (Mark Ramotar)
JUNE
19, 2005
