A little warning from mummy to father

By Lylani

Pallid face
Drawn in frustration
At unfulfilled promises

Left to console
Inconsolable tears of a child
Because for no good reason
I'm covering for you
Again

You become your fathers son
The man you dispise
But you don't realise

To you
Your excuses
for
Laziness
and
Irresponsibility
Are valid
You convince yourself you're true

But all a child understands
is
Daddy's supposed to be here
But he's not
Again

So
When with the conviction of
Youth
and
Innocence
He tells me he hates you
I tell him
You love him
It's not your fault

But
I'm sick of saying you're sick
When you're tired
I'm tired of saying it's not your fault
When it's your choice

Just in case
One day
You decide to be a father
So you won't see the damage you did

But it won't be long
Until
Innocent eyes grow
With the knowledge of years
The things I say won't hide the truth then

When he gives up on you
I know you'll blame me
Because you'll never know
The things I did to defend you

But all you gave was bullshit
What does he owe you?

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© 2009 Lylani
Published on Friday, February 27, 2009.     Filed under: "Rage" and "Poetry"
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  • CharlottesWeb On Friday, February 27, 2009, CharlottesWeb (509)By person wrote:

    My mother said nothing but good things about the man who is my father all the while I was growing up. After I met him..."HE" blamed my mother for the way I felt about him and our "lack of relationship". Nothing I can say has ever changed that...but I realize it is all on his shoulders...not hers. Nice poem...real topic...intuitive ending.

  • Sketso On Friday, February 27, 2009, Sketso (416)By person wrote:

    *hands over large, heavy pieces of 'crockery'*

  • Joey On Friday, February 27, 2009, Joey (30)By person wrote:

    Feels...like he said. I can see it. Hear it. feel it. I love it.

  • A former member wrote: real thoughts,..real situations,..appreciate the raw reality that is.. this write.

  • Lylani On Friday, February 27, 2009, Lylani (112)By person wrote:

    Thank you... yes very real at the moment, so real in fact that if he were here I may start throwing crockery at him, but then again if he were here I wouldn't need to lol


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