Dear Father,

These words must be spoken
For myheart you have broken
I will never know
What kind of man you are
Your face you dared not show

What kind of man forgets his child
Instead of accepting responsibility
Chooses to run rampant and wild
What did I do to deserve this loss
To be treated like trash
And simply just tossed

I imagined the way you would walk
The things you would say
When we finally talked
But nothing comes to mind
That can ease the pain or rewind back time
Of you not being there
And the saddest this is
I wasn't even aware

This secret was kept away
But you must have known
There would come a day
When I'd start asking questions
About you
Your location
And what did I do

I wondered would I disrespect and rebel
Like a normal child would
Or would I fear and respect
As a daughter should
Would you ease my fears
And chase away my woes

Because of you I grew up without a father
But you didn't seem to mind
You have other daughters

I have come to learn
That in life
There are memories that burn
But I will never have to know
What kind of man you were
Because your face you never showed