On that Black Tuesday, both the old and young were left to weep His demise drew sorrows from all corners and they were deep He had a very mild and meek character like the sheep His fond memories with us, we shall forever keep We shall forever remember that day; 24th July, 2012 was the date It was only three days after his birthday and he left at sixty eight At all his appointments on earth, he was on time and never late We believe he was warmly and joyfully welcomed at the Heaven’s gate His term of office he could not finish but the race of life he won To his loved ones, it was hard to believe he was forever gone Because he was such an illustrious son of the land, oh dear John! Though he is gone, his legacy will forever remain and still live on Despite all the challenges he faced, he maintained his character and stood tall He lived a fulfilled life and kept his promise as the father for all His dear nation wanted him but he had to answer his Maker’s call On that Black Tuesday, we never knew a great son of the land would fall From the lips of many came numerous words of slander But he never retaliated and this made people wonder He never took sides to put his dear nation asunder And he proved this by not being a cat hunter He was never ashamed, his faith he openly proclaimed To some, he was too good and honest for the so called dirty game So they could not bear it when people insulted his honourable name To them, his death has rather put his enemies to shame Others also believe he was hounded out of the way So the hungry political vultures could have their day Because they could not stand him for doing politics in a civil way Oh dear John, we never thought you will leave us this way As a leader, his name was tossed back and forth like a dice But he kept on preaching peace and harmony because that was healthy and nice To some; whilst his death was a great loss to the nation it was also a political sacrifice So that Ghanaians will learn from his character and be politically wise Raymond Tetteh Pire700@yahoo.com