you say i shouldnt

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You say I shouldn't call him dad and I should just call him father.
You say anything he does in the future isn't gonna make up for the past.
You say he's not a good tutor and that he's just a dumbass.
You say you know my dad but you don't.
He trys to be there for us.
He trys to be there for my sister and I like any other man who has the title of a dad,
But you can never see that through all the hatred you have towards him.
I always pray that when we get together you never talk bad about him but you always do.
Sometimes I wish I could yell and tell you all the things he's done right.
But I can't because your an adult and I have respect for adults,
like any kid should.
I have for you like you should have respect for my dad and not always calling him out like you always do,
Or like a teacher does when he hates a student.
You can turn my sister against him.
You can turn my brother against him.
You can turn my aunt, uncle, cousins, and mom against him.
You can turn who ever you want against him.
But you will never turn me against him.
You can say all you want about my dad.
You can say he will never be there when I ask him too.
You can say he will never give me what you give me.
But you will never take the place of my dad.
Because your just my grandpa.
And I love my dad.

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This is a beautifully written poem! Your emotion is so strong and the repetition of "You can turn" definitlely makes the reader identify with you. Have you ever written a sonnet? Find out how and more in the "Resources" section.

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