A Letter To My Father
Dear dad
I’m not sure
Should I look for you?
I’m afraid I’ll be the only one looking
Are you also looking?
For a lost son
I don’t know why
But I am now sure
It will be a lost cause
Because I’m a father now
It is funny
I still think of where I come from
I just want to see what you look like
So, that I could maybe stare you down
And know it for myself if the apple is falling
Far from the tree or not
Crazy as it sounds
It will be so profound
So many questions
Too many years
Was it too many addresses to keep with?
Or did you give up on me?
Was I not what you expected?
Well we can’t be perfected
Look my life you have affected with your absence
Couldn’t you be man enough
And stick around like a man
Am I the product of your failure
I need to know
I need to see you
Where I come from hangs in the balance
So come out of your absence…
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