A Man Called "My Dad" Read Count : 101

Category : Poems

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Haunted!

I find myself...

By skeletons in my closet

That I didn't even put there.

So daunting,

The perception

That their intention is to block the high way to my serenity. 

Oh! How badly I want out!

The need for liberation so real

'Coz I'm well aware that I can't keep making the guy next door pay for what he did.

I ought to toughen up

And solely fill this void he created. 

He hated me before I was born,

Hurt me before I knew how to feel.

He denied me the love of a father,

Never gave me a chance to prove myself deserving of it.

To him,

Whether I live Or be dead,

They both are equivalent to nothing

Because the light of my existence never dawned in his world.

He carved deep into my being,

A distrust for males 

I try so hard but I can't do anything about.

Yet I need to walk past it,

I know.

He brewed in me,

A loath for the opposite sex

I fail to shake off.

He robbed me off my right To be a daughter, 

Perhaps, As a result, 

I won't know how to be a wife.

He said nothing,

Yet his silence hurled insults at me.

He did not do a thing,

But his neglect drove a sword through my being. 

He walked away, And his departure trooded hard upon my heart.

He folded his arms

And blocked my very existence from his mind

And that stoned me to death...

Yet I wish to live free off this curse

Of the spell cast upon me by "My dad"?

No! 

That's not a dad,

Daddies aren't like that,

He's just A man called my dad

Comments

  • Jun 09, 2018

  • really good

    Oct 09, 2018

  • Oct 09, 2018

  • Maurice  Beres

    Maurice Beres

    You are an intelligent person who has excellently described you situation and some solution Listen to your and follow your own advice You write beautifully 🦋keep writing and sharing 🦋🦋🦋🦋

    May 29, 2019

  • Beautiful..

    May 29, 2019

  • This was a very expressive piece and I'm here for it. I have never spoken to you before today, but this gave me a small glimpse into your life that made me feel so much more connected to you, as someone with a deadbeat father myself. Thank you for sharing this 💛

    Jul 21, 2023

  • Sep 27, 2023

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