sitting on a swingset
a little girl and dad
may never fully cherish
the memories they had
but as i sit and wonder
how it could have been
you were never there
i could never win
you hurt me and you scarred me
by the things you did
and turned myself against me
while you stepped out and hid
nothing was your fault
you were never wrong
at least that's how you saw it
wish i'd known that all along
many days have passed me by
but yet i am still hurt
from when my heart was shattered
and still lies in the dirt
when people say forget him
i just don't have a clue
but for some crazy reason, Dad...
your Baby misses you
Author notes
a poem to my dad... i wrote it a while ago. this is what i would say to him if i could.
Written May 20th, 2005
A contest entry
- Father Figure by Prince Charming.
300 points, ended May 21, 2005, 21 entries
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this is really good and it makes me wanna cry. As i promised I check out your poem.. and I can relate it to it in more than one person.. my dad and my ex step dad..i love him because he was there for me growing up but he was abusive to my mother and he hurt me physically by making everything my fault and yelling at me all the time..but that is ok..i'm over him.. i miss him a lil..but he can stay FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR away..and I'm just happy with that. I like this poem and you expressed yourself well! 
bravo!
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if i just wrote words, my writing would be in vain. i write as a release as opposed to how i used to. writing without emotion is like breathing without air... it's possible but useless and in the end, it's gets nowhere. thank you for your comment.
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Ya, I know the feeling, I never met my real dad, I wish I did.You put alot of emotion in this creating a heartfelt poem. Your a truely good poet, and your not just writing words that sound cool, you write emotion. This is what has shaped modern day poetry.
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To say to forget him is so easy. Whatever or how he is He is your dad and will always be. You can hate him or love him but you have the same genes and because of that there is still a bond that connect the two of you. If that bond was n't there it would not hurt the way it does. But it hurts because deep in you you love him. And that hurts The one that you love hurts you the most. Other people you can just forget but never the ones that you really loved. They are a part of you forever.
Great entry to this contest
Herman
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