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A Daughter's Struggle


You never had a father so I can't blame you. 

You never had a role model to look up to. 

But you saw my momma give me lfe,

looked me in my eyes and called it love at first sight.

You said I was the only thing you'd ever need. 

You were supposed  to be the only man I called daddy,

so why did you leave? 

Why did you hurt me?

Why did you make me feel worthless?

I guess what you pushed through your veins was more important.

Everything I did was for your encouragement, then it started to feel empty.

All these strangers knew about my pain, 

so I forgd forward bypassing their sympathy. 

The sins of the father, they really impact me.

Having a hard life due to your actions towards the women who came before me, she.

She is going to be something special, she is going to be a handful, she is depressed, 

she is a mess. she is trying so hard to break the cycle. 

 

This is a daughter's struggle. 

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