Father

Dedicated to my father; where ever you might be...

Father, oh how I wish you were near,
To save me from her wrath that I feel.

She lied and kept you distant from me,
Never allowing me to have the other half of me.

Your face I cannot put with memories,
For I have none to bear, and my dreams are hallucinating.

To touch, to feel, to know I'm your world,
My heart it aches to be daddy's little girl.

Twenty two years have gone, two children I've born,
Your absence, because of mother, has left me with scorn.

My curiosity sprang when I was a teen,
I longed for you always, but were nowhere to be seen.

Mother refused and I have not a right,
Respecting her feelings, I'm afraid to dream of you at night.

How I wish you were here to see how I've grown,
Though you're only in thought, I'm never alone.

I wonder where you are and how have you been,
The days pass by; seasons changing again.

This is me, my name is Rose,
Leaving my life, I know, is not what you chose.

Young and naive, my mother, surely you can't fault her,
Hello, Daddy, I too, am your daughter.

Curly chocolate brown hair in the wind it does rise,
Hazel and brown illuminate my eyes.

Through pain and missing I wish you were around,
I will never fail you, promise to make you proud.

So promise to find me and fill this void,
Let's not let another twenty two years pass because she wants to avoid.

Author's Note

Yes, this is for my Father. Yes, I'm 22 years old. And no I've never met him.

Did that answer the dying questions inside?

Reviews

[Chelsea]

If it makes you feel any better I don't know mine either. I was adopted at the age of five so way to young to remember him. Well one memory---
Him beating my mother up and yeah a fight. So I know how much it hurts.
I wish so badly he was in my life and I stare at his picture and wonder who this strange man is.
I've tried to find him so many times but never have. So for all I know he could be dead, I'm not sure.
Just telling you that so you know you're not alone.