Oh, Go Away Yesterday

Oh, go away yesterday! Seven, very restless and acting mostly on a whim He’d always called on dad, to teach or play with him But always got “I’m busy”, with dad’s countenance dim                 Oh, go away yesterday! Consumed by conflicting emotions, days would go by His tender heart would not to forgiveness, say goodbye Yet, at every call, dad’s words would force him into a cry                  Oh, go away yesterday! Feeling unloved and forsaken; with no fatherly guide He’d left home a young teen, to take destiny in his stride And in never being dependent on another, take pride                  Oh, go away yesterday! Grief-stricken and now grey, dad had come to bond anew Pondering, “will I be received or paid my neglectful due”? Breathless, son had said to self, before “dad, I love you”                  “Oh, go away yesterday!” 5/11/18 Entry for Rhyme and Refrain Contest. Sponsor: Broken Wings. Theme – Oh, go away yesterday. Keywords required: Emotions, breathless, forsaken, destiny