For Daddy

You once were my hero I’d stare up in awe At one point you cradled me In daddy-bear paws   In you I found comfort I had a real friend But sadly all good things Must come to an end   You’d think that a girl Could trust her own dad To not say things so hurtful To not always be mad   I try not to think About cruel things you’ve said But I can not escape them They’re engraved in my head   You’ve deemed me the problem All faults here are mine But I’m no longer a child You can’t fool me this time   I’m a good person And I like who I am You’re hateful and angry You’re a miserable man   You could never accept That your stress is your fault You bottle hate and blame others And use verbal assault   You pick out a target Ones you think can not leave It once was my mother And now it is me   There is no more respect There is no more trust Those three words that we lived by Are covered in dust   I try to hold on As you push me away But if things don’t start changing I’ll give up one day   I can tell you this now When I have kids of my own Things will be better and different And you’ll still be alone   I won’t need your advice And I never did Because what could YOU teach me About loving my kid?