"Where Were You?''
Dear father,
Where were you?
When you said you will always be there for me ,was that true?
You punished me for mybad actions but then told me it was outta love
You told me if i ever needed you, I could just call
But where were you?
I called
Until I got tall
Now im 16 and can't find you at all
Mom is suffering and hungry
Im hurting and lonely
But where were you?
Could it be that you left never to come back...
Or that you got lost on your way back
I look to the left
I look to the right
Then I think to myself
Did i hear him right ?
Or did he leave outta spite?
At night I close my eyes and try not to think about it
It hurts so bad that my heart weeps about
went to the dadddy daughter dance by myself
I called the night beforebut you didn't answer
At this point anger grew
But father where were you ?
Missed christmas ,thanksgivings,birhtdays,graduations
I started to think maybe this was my fault we had n relations
Butthe younger part of me said...
Maybe he is just busy or at work
but still beg to know where were you ?
When I was nine you said youd protect me
But when he touched me that way...
Where were you ?
When i struggled to sleep at night
Where were you?
Came out of the closet
Where were you ?
I looked all around and I still couldnt find you
A dark shadow appears
Could it be; is it you..
Tears and anger appear
But father where were you ?
You left again and this time
There wont be a next time to say
Where were you ?
BY: Kaila Graham