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Father

When I look into your eyes I see right through To the back of your mind What’s bothering you Everyday you carry guilt Never bother to pick up the phone Just to straighten it out But it seems you want to be alone You say you want to make up The lost birthdays and years For destroying our family For the dreaded tears Over a year no letter in the mail Over year there’s no call Over a year no sign of life Over the years you never cared at all You only want to get it out Just so you don’t feel bad Only for your benefit So your life is no longer sad Y say you want to be close again By buying me anything I desire But love you can’t buy So all you are is a liar I know you have regrets But you’ll eventually pay You might be happy again When you grow up one day You let the pain stand in your way You tried to block us out But you only put distance between us Now your own kids you know nothing about You never know what to say Being selfish and covering up the pain Never saw what it did to us Tired of losing now you want to gain Over the years I forgot how you hurt me I forgot to call you dad I forgot you all in all I forgot everything bad

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 11/26/2013 6:00:00 AM
I'm so pleased I as a father don't have this problem with any of my four children. So sad but beautifully written.
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Date: 3/3/2011 9:22:00 AM
a lot of people have been through this experience unfortunately, well written rhyme
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Date: 2/24/2011 6:28:00 AM
Ummm...I dont knnow what to say...my heart goes out to you as i myself have a similar predicament with my oldest sons biological father...some pain is difficult to bear, but be strong, tommmorrow is a brand new day, love, Miranda L.
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Date: 2/16/2011 6:10:00 AM
Very moving and touchy expressions you worded here,
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Date: 2/15/2011 8:15:00 PM
Good descriptiveness and rhyming throughout this impressive entry.
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Date: 2/15/2011 7:37:00 PM
This really touches my heart, my dad walked out on me when i was a kid and is trying to get in touch with me now. I can't begin to explain the meaning of this poem to me.
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