Dear Dad
Hey! Mister!
Yo!
I wrote this piece for ya!
You deceived my ma
You said sweet-nothings to her
You promised her a bed of stars and velvety
night gowns
You said she was your heart
You drank from her springs of euphoria
Sucked from her mountains of passion
Then you dumped her!
You brought me into this cruelty together,
you and ma
But you're not here with her
You denied me, you shamed her!
You took away her spark
Made her an arctic winter river
Stiff, Cold and Sad
Hey!
Today, I swallow saddened milk from ma's
bosom
Today, my face is wet from her tear drops
Today, you're the hottest player in caps
Today, you're all smiles
But the table turns on the morrow!
Tomorrow, the future
Tomorrow, when I become a lawyer, a
doctor,
Or whatever
Tomorrow, when you become a weary
soldier
A fading star
Tomorrow, when I become a husband
Tomorrow, when ma becomes a grandma
Dad!
Tomorrow, when you become lonely and
sad
Tomorrow, when ma's all smiles
Tomorrow, ah! Happy tomorrow.
You're going to wish you stayed with us
Nights
It is a tough reality when our Dad's deny and abandon us. My birth father wanted nothing to do with me. I didn't even know who he was until my early twenties. I sought him out, and found my grandparents not him. My grandmother embraced me instantly and I had two years with her before she passed. As she laid in her hospital bed dying I was sitting by her side. My father came into the hospital room and saw me there. The first time we ever met face to face and he turned and walked away. The saddest part of that for him, is that I was his only birth daughter. He adopted his step-daughter.
I have no bad feelings at this point. I used to feel sad, but now I am really grateful for all of the lessons I have learned, the inner strength I have gained. Sharing like this is also a very healing method. Thank you for such a beautiful post.
Thanks a lot
You're welcome.