"Dad"
When I hear the word “dad”
I don’t see your face
I don’t hear your voice
A broken promise in your place
When I say the word “dad”
I see my mama cry
I watch her wipe tears away
Never explaining why
When I say the word “dad”
No one answers back
No one to call me “son”
Because all you did was pack
In truth, I have no dad
To ever care for me
Because you were never more
Than a deadbeat I’ll never be
Maybe I should thank you
For showing me how to hate
That part of you I can’t extract
All your ugly traits
So, when I think of Father’s Day
I feel bitterness inside
Because whatever love I had for you
Crawled away with you and died.
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