Poetry

Dear Daddy

I’m not sure what happened Daddy,
We were once a loving family,
Just you, mum and I.
You used to love me,
Didn’t you?
I know that I loved you.

You never told me Daddy,
That your mind was not your own.
You should have told me Daddy,
That you never planned on coming home.
I sat on the stairs outside,
Waiting for you to come back;
But you never did Daddy
and now my world’s gone black.

You left when I was three Daddy,
You walked right away,
And then I thought at least maybe,
It’d be with Mum that I’d stay.
But that fairytale soon died Daddy,
And now I’m on my own.
Years have passed since then,
And now I’m not sure,
Would I recognise you still Daddy?
Or wouldn’t I at all…

Every now and then Daddy,
I sit by the phone,
And hope that just maybe,
You might give me a call.
But I’ve become stronger Daddy,
I don’t cry anymore.
I don’t wait on steps outside Daddy,
I’m no longer just a doll.