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Father not Dad


I don’t care 

I don’t care

Idon’tcare

I have no emotions

An empty bottomless pit 

Ice cold and broken 

They say I can’t call you dad 

You must be father 

Strings surround my heart and tug 

Feel 

FEEL 

I want to love you 

But i don’t know you 

How do you cope with losing something you never had 

Stop 

Breath 

Accept 

My whole life has been confusing 

No dad 

An empty hole 

Stop Breath Accept 

It’s not your fault 

It’s not my fault 

There is no fault  

Stop Breath Accept 

I am growing into a better person 

Not in spite of you 

Not because of you either 

Stop Breath Accept 

I will be okay 

I am strong 

Even if I never understand

Stop Breath Accept

I do care

 
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