Like a little girl screaming daddy come back,
As he's heading down the wrong track.
He doesn't even see what he's doing to her,
Acting like a drill sargent, waiting for a "Yes Sir!"
Only looking out for himself,
The hell with everyone else.
Forgetting about his baby girl,
As he's breaking apart her world.
Leaving her crying on the stairs,
Feeling like no one cares.
She begged for him to stay,
But he never tried to change, only get away.
Her back was to the door,
Hiding out from the family war.
Now she's looking at his picture through the tears in her eyes,
Realizing the feelings never die.
Finding warmth inthat moment frozen in time,
Can't get that image out of her mind.
She sees him again, and it's not what she expected,
He never fails to make her feel rejected.
But turns out she never really needed him at all,
Maybe to make her stronger, all it took was that hard fall.
Wow, this poem is really powerful! I have been that little girl before, in her position. As your poem says though, everything we go through makes us stronger and prepares us "for the real world", which I think we are already living in.
ReplyDeleteI love this piece, its strong and shows the perspective from someone you wouldn't think of right off the bat. My favorite part was your description of how the girl felt when she was looking at the picture and the line, 'feelings never die'
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