Daughter To Father
Daughter "2" Father
Hey, Dad, can I talk to you?
I understand the things you’ve been through
But look at what I've been through
I survived and forgive you
For me life was like cleats
Sorrow was inside me, but the pain cut deep
There were times I could not sleep
My stomach empty cause no food to eat
Get up for school every day stumbling to stand on my feet
People laughed at me cause I stumbled
That’s cause I was weak
I never let anyone know what was going on inside of me
I was so numb I could not speak
I was once a product of my community
No one knew I packed heat
Did what I had to do so your family could eat
I looked at you and your family you left behind
Could not end up in a penitentiary
Too many people counting on me
Praying to God to keep me free
Sometimes questioning if God cared for me
Many a times I prayed to Satan for help
Envying people for what Satan gave them… he gave them wealth
I knew this was God testing me to see
If I was ready to give my life to him
And to continue to receive his protection over me
You said I’d find no glass slippers in my future
But I found glass everywhere cause you left the family in despair
In this cold world, you didn’t care
No prince charming to come into my life
I refuse to be like my mother a desperate housewife
I understand where you came from in your life
But, running from what you made and not supporting your children or wife
Even though we didn’t understand each other
I respected you cause you were my father
After graduation I found a job
To take care of your responsibilities
I was a father, mother and sister too
I did what a real Dad would do
Walked around mad at the world I should have been mad at you
You took your mickey out to be a man
When your wife said she pregnant you ran
Damn, I am at a loss for words, I don’t understand
When you take your mickey out it’s a plan!
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