Alex Duffy Poet Free verse

Never Had a Dad, Never Needed One

Another poem crying about how I never had a dad, what's new?
This is me talking as a grown man, not a lost youth
I used to cry myself to sleep, wondering why you didn't want your son
But now I know I never had a dad and never needed one

Better off without you, I never had you with me
I needed guidance and restrictions, but you weren't around, so I lived free
Moved around Foster families and children's homes
No pictures of you, I used to talk to my Eminem posters because I was feeling alone 

Bullied at school, I used to dream that you'd help me, and pick me up after school
I was a good kid, who on occasion broke the rules
You couldn't even send a card or call me on my birthday
I needed fatherly advice, because I didn't know what to say to a girl on our first date
 
But do I have any right to be mad at you for being addicted to drink
When these days, I can't go a day without using the ink?
Two different scenarios, but they're both addictions
Depression took me hostage and closed the prison 

I never cried when you died, I didn't feel a loss
I found my way alone, when they said I'd still be lost
I've made some mistakes, but look at how far I've come
I never had a dad, but I never needed one

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