Last night I had a dream,
That seemed so unfair.
Dancing with my daddy,
When I seemingly had no cares.

Suddenly my daddy’s disappeared,
I search for him desperately.
Unwilling to stop searching,
Exhausted I fall to my knees.

With no more strength left to give,
My body is wracked with sobs.
When I realize my daddy is no longer here.
I feel as though I’ve been robbed.

When I look up and learn,
That I’ve always been alone.
My daddy walked away long ago.,
Leaving me here to pretend.

Although I may wish things were different.
They will remain unchanged.
I cry and scream and fight off depression.

But I won’t because I’ve grown up now,
Finally believing that I am immune to that childhood pain.
-Marie
11/14/2006