If I Could Say It Now Contest

The day you abruptly went away, My heart became frozen and my soul grew shades of gray, My little eyes watched as your cadillac pulled out, After listening to all those screams and foolish shouts, The driveway was vacant, the house became dark, I knew at that moment we would never again go to the park, When I got home from school you would not be there, I prayed to God that you would still some how care, No one explained to me at seven years old, That I would have to watch so much unfold, Depression set inside that vacant place, I no longer had that bright smile on my face, The tire swing we built together fell apart late that June, I would now have to learn way too soon, How to fend for myself and take your place, I had to fill your empty space, I tried so hard to be like you, Even built a tree house in honor of you, I learned how to fix things around the house, I even protected mom once from a mouse, But no matter what I did, It did not make up for me not allowed to be a kid, Other kids got to see their dads, even when their parents got divorced, But that wasn’t the case for me of course, All I did was think of you, my first love had been devastatingly untrue, The events that happened after can’t be written in just one poem, Only God could possible have the right size thread to have sown The chunks that life took out of me, All because my daddy never came back to be What every little girl desires The protector, provider, the one who inspires All grown up and it is now bitter sweet For now I help other little girls whose dads caused them to have years of defeat One day when I have my own I will be able to set the right tone I will be able to feed my inner child Embrace her and enjoy what you so freely defiled We either repeat are parent’s mistakes or do whatever we can to prevent That generational cycle from becoming like cement Braking it now and forgiving you Was the best thing I could ever do For I harbor no resentment and I have no anger I just know that not having a father put me in a lot of danger But I am blessed to have had my heavenly dad He was the one who was there when I was sad He was the one who protected me from strife, The one who taught me how to reverse my life, I can live free because now I see, what you did in the end, hurt you more than it did me. By: Sabina Nicole Written 9/6/11