"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 

This poem is about: 
Me
My family

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