Dear Daddy

Daddy you gave to me Many things A love for music Movies and art You instilled in me A love for animals and Education You taught me to believe in love And happy ever afters Because a dad is a girl's first love Daddy you gave to her Feelings of hurt And a lifetime of insecurity You took from her What shouldn't have been taken What was hers to give Because you are a bad man Or so they say Dear Daddy I still love you Despite your faults I hate your actions But love the man Who is my father I hate thinking of what you did To her To others For breaking her trust For breaking mine Dearest Father I'm okay now Without you You've given me Many things And most of them I wish you hadn't