You Look Like You Could Be My Dad

Hi. I know this may not come as a surprise to you but... 

You look a lot like my dad. 

Age 7

Ha! You look like you could be my dad. 

10 

Constantly rebeling thinking I'm not yours

No I'm not doing the chores. 

You actually wonder why?

Look at me. 

I know I'm not yours. 

15

All of these faces looking nothing like mine. 

Its feels like I'm in a cave. 

A dark deep cave that has no shine of hope. 

Until I hear the words that I've been waiting so long to hear...

18

"Amy?

Yeah. This is your dad."

Look at his eyes.

His nose,

We have the same huge forehead. 

The same goofy smile... I wonder if he sound the same..

all these years hearing the same voices and none sound like me. 

Where is he? I want to meet him!

They laughed at me... Saying I couldnt be serious. 

I couldnt possibly believe he would want to meet me. 

"Amy dont you know your life isnt a fairy tale. 

Nothing is like how you want it to be Amy. 

It just totally doesnt happen that way. "

That way...

That way that I looked at that picture of you.

Only to find out nothing rang true. 

That you didn't care, you couldn't care. 

That you never wanted to know me.

Never wanted to see my eyes that looked just like yours

Or hear my laugh that could sound like yours...

Or was it that you were guilty. So you returned to the warmth.

That needle, your sword. 

The sword that cut away every chance I had of knowing where I was from...

I hope that needle gave you the warmth that you could've received from my embrace. 

 

Hey! you know whats funny? You look like you could be my dad. 

 

 

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