Everywhere around me
I hear lots of people say
A little girl is a sweet blessing
So can someone tell me why my daddy ran away
Why is daddy not by myside?
Why can't he tuck me into bed?
Why can't he tell me he loves me?
Why did he walk away instead?
If I really am an angel
If I really bring such joy
Why does he act like he doesnt know me?
Would it have been better if I'd been a boy?
Why can't daddy sing to me
As I lay down to go to sleep
Why can't I smile like all the other girls
Instead I silently weep
Does he know how much I love him?
Does he know that he's my hero?
Maybe if he really knew that
He wouldn't want to go?
Mummy takes me to the park
I watch the daddy's and daughters play
When I ask Mummy where daddy is
She doesn't know what to say
I sit excitedly at the window pain
With my bags all ready to go
Daddy is picking me up in a minute
But he must have been busy, he forgot to show
Daddy where are you?
Can't you see my tiny heart is breaking?
I cry myself to sleep at night
This little heart is truely aching
You will never know the pain I feel
Each time you continue to let me down
Daddy I just want to see you smile
It hurts when I see that I make you frown
They say that daddy is young
And I'm to small to hear my voice
Yes daddy I know you're young
But daddy I didn't get a choice
I didn't ask to be brought here
I didn't ask to be a burden to you
I didn't ask for you to be my daddy
I didn't mean to make you blue
I promise daddy if you come back
I'll be an extra special good girl
I'll do anything to make you stay
I'd be your tiny pearl
Daddy I know I scare you sometimes
But try to put yourself in my place
Try to imagine loving someone so much
That all you can see is that persons face
Daddy I only hope and pray
That wherever you may be
That oneday you'll wake up and realise
And there will be room in your life for me
Author notes
I havent written anything in such a long time. So go easy on me, just something i wrote in hopes of waking someone up.
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Comments
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o.m.g ive never read anything so great b4. your words, the flow of the poem, this is truly an amazing poem . i would like to read other poems that you wrote.
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It's so nice to see you writing again Mara! I was going to comment on this earlier but I wasn't sure if you'd remember me!!
This gave me the chills, it's heartwrenching.
Miss you Mara!
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How could I forget you?
Hai hun <3 I could never forget you, i was more worried about you forgetting me, how have you been, how is your little one? Emma will be 1 in 2 weeks can you believe it?
Now that things are more settled I will be able to keep in touch. <3 Mara
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i wish i could tell you something that would make any difference, sadly this is not the case. im sorry for what you are going through and really all I feel that is appropiate to say is that at least with your writing, you may be finding a way to deal with your feelings in a positive way. i hope in whatever you do that you find peace and happiness.
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Tears
As a father that after almost 13 years without seeing my 2 daughters this brings tears to my eyes. I guess circumstances come into play. In my case my X met another man, married him & took my kids to another state. It hurt. But I do pray that somewhere your dad hears this & comes to see his wonderful daughter
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I just lost my father to brain cancer... I could relate to this more than you know... Though I lost my mother when I was 8, and my daddy loved me more than anything in the world... Asside from those two things... I can see myself in this poem... thank you for writing such a beautiful heartbreaking piece...
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Wow Mara this was such a strong piece and heart breaking, I don't think I could ever be like that though god I think having a child is the greatest gift in the world, just to know that this little person is looken up at for guidance. This is well wrote Mara its how you felt and do not change a thing with it. Much love my friend.
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wow this is such a powerful poem. Its so sad that you are having to go through this
and its sad to know that many other people in the world are to. Amazing write
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this is very sad! But I love it, it is a very good poem
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beautifully written
Unusual as it may seem, I'm not much of a daddy's girl. But I think dads are suppose to pave the way for their little girls, and show them what a real man should be.
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That was a great poem! I'm almost speechless... It's absolutly a great poem!! I love all the emotion! I has great rhyme and rhythem! You are truley a great poet!
Happylemon
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This hit real close to home for me because I have had these same thoughts.... COUNTLESS times in my life. I know how frustrating it is to have a father who will not be in your life... it hurts so bad... leaving you to question what you did wrong. When you know and everyone tells you it's not you. It's just too hard to accept that it's not something you did. There are so many questions and so much resentment and vain hope... This really spoke the thoughts I've had as well. Nice job. And keep your head up.
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You touched our hearts and tears
with this smartly written poem upon which we all flowed!
You keep WRITING dear talented poet, you have many oceans of
depth in you yet to discover!!
Bold & fearless you are too, please enter this piece
into contests here on ap. This piece deserves to be
enjoyed by many!
ears2hearyou
Kathleen
Seattle, WA.
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Thank you
You know i know what thats like,
and so does my daughter regretidly
Its great, It hit a spot deep in my heart -
very beautiful piece!
I'm so pleased to see you writing again!
This was wonderful and it's nice to see new pieces by you!
WELL DONE on a fantastic piece!
♥ Dani
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Beautiful Mara
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Beautifully penned honey; I can understand and relate to this to a strong point.
I am glad to see you writing again
Stay safe
Love to y'all
~Manda
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