Ode To a Father
Where were you
when mom brought me home,
wrapped in a blanket and all alone?
Where were you
when I first learned to walk?
When I got my first tooth
or first learned to talk.
You missed my first birthday
and my first day of school,
when I first learned to read
or learned to swim in the pool.
You weren't there
to tell me things were alright,
to help me to pray
or to kiss me goodnight.
You didn't teach me
how to ride a bike,
and you didn't teach me
the wrongs from the right.
You weren't there
for my first broken heart,
or to tell me I needn't
be afraid of the dark.
You weren't there
to mee my date for the prom,
or to see me graduate
it was always just mom.
Now as I lay
these flowers at your stone,
I can't help but wonder
why you left me all alone.
The void that you left
is sometimes hard to bear,
and now it's too late,
because you aren't there.
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