Poem of the Week #13

This poem was made by Courtney and I, Andrea. Visit her blog here!

Daddy

Daddy taught me not to lie

But daddy still did it

Until the day he died

Daddy told me to never drink the sinful drink

Yet, he did it every day

And was always running for the sink

I watched him waste his life away

He lost a piece of himself

Little by little every day

One day, I begged daddy not to go

It didn’t stop him from waving goodbye

And telling me he loves me so

Momma didn’t have the strength, I suppose

To go on living life this way
Because of all the decisions he chose

As I grew up, she faded away

She was unmovable

And had no words to say

You’d think I’d hate my life
I wish I could prove you wrong
It was filled with determination and strife

My life’s a mystery on its own

No, it’s not a fairytale

But it’s over now; I have grown