You are not forgotten

Don’t you remember daddy, the love you had for me

The times we had together, how you cherished me

Had I been too much trouble, maybe too much responsibility...?

 

Don’t you remember daddy, how my small hand fitted in yours

Oh how you loved me

With all my imperfections, with all my flaws

 

I have been hurt daddy, but you don’t see

Now I have to leave…

The pain is too much; the scars run too deep…

 

I’m all grown up now daddy, can you believe

Now a stranger to you

Don’t you ever wonder how I’ve been?

 

Your acknowledgement and acceptance daddy

My soul craves

Why can’t you see, oh how I try to be brave

 

Where did I go wrong daddy?

What did I do?

One does not choose the path which is laid out for you…

 

How can I explain daddy?

All I’ve been through

All I’ve endured, and then also the thought of you

 

Don’t you see daddy, I can’t just forget

The love I have for you

Even through resentment and the days I battle with regret

 

Please just know daddy

One cannot forget, the connection we once had

Nor the love we shared

 

I will forever wonder about, the person you have become

Where ever you are…

You will always be in my thoughts

Even though you dented my soul, and scarred my heart

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This is a very simple poem but comes from the heart

For my dad...

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