July 16
He's a father I'll never know.
I'll never fight with him
during his hour-long lectures
on how to be a lady.
I'll never be embarrassed
by the dad-o-lantern
checking from the window
to make sure I was home
inside my "reasonable" curfew.
And he won't go bald
from all the hair
I made him loose.
In my fantasies
I would share
my passion for music
with him.
I would complain
about my gutter balls
as he would stack up
his bowling trophies.
I'd greet him at the door
with a "Hi, Daddy!"
no matter how old I got.
He would never complain.
But, he never comes:
and his memory is wiped away
by the years that bury
his face.
I'll never fight with him
during his hour-long lectures
on how to be a lady.
I'll never be embarrassed
by the dad-o-lantern
checking from the window
to make sure I was home
inside my "reasonable" curfew.
And he won't go bald
from all the hair
I made him loose.
In my fantasies
I would share
my passion for music
with him.
I would complain
about my gutter balls
as he would stack up
his bowling trophies.
I'd greet him at the door
with a "Hi, Daddy!"
no matter how old I got.
He would never complain.
But, he never comes:
and his memory is wiped away
by the years that bury
his face.
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