Father
You don't even know that I exist,
All of my years on this planet, that you've missed,
My first smile, my first steps,
Never saw me, learning how to walk and collapse,
You never held my hand, you never tied my shoes,
You never dropped me off at school, ending with 'I love you's',
You never even hugged me, or tried to dry my tears,
Never went under my bed to chase away my fears,
You never yelled at me, when I did something wrong,
We will never know about each others favorite song,
You never grabbed my face, ordered me not to tell lies,
That's why you'll never know what is the colour of my eyes,
You never encouraged me, when life pulled me down the drain,
You weren't there when my family was broken, and nothing remained the same,
And you weren't here, when everything fell apart,
And I needed a daddy to fix my broken heart,
You never got to pick me up, grab me when I fall,
You don't even know you have a daughter, you don't know me at all,
You will never teach me life lessons, only a father can,
I've been taught by women, when I really needed a man,
You'll never know your grandkids, how beautiful they are,
You'll never get to play with them, or learn them how to drive a car,
I know it's not your fault,
My biological mother just didn't agree,
About telling you she was pregnant,
When she was having me,
And I pretended all my life, that it was not that bad,
But I sure do miss a man who I can call my dad,
And I had foster parents, a daddy and a mother,
But now that I am older, I wish for my own father,
But this book will never close, I don't know who you are,
And you know just as much, I never got to be your star,
I don't want to complain, just need to get it off my chest,
No fathers day gifts to give that say you are the best,
No talks at the bar about growing older,
You'll never get upset with me, or give me the cold shoulder,
You will never know, how I have to struggle through,
And when I really need it I can never turn to you,
I pretend it's all okay, but in my heart it feels like slaughter,
That I will never know my dad , and you will never meet your daughter.
Mickey Heart