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dad
you're gone
all words
have turned to ash with you
A poem I wrote for my dad
Happy Father’s Day dad
Happy Father’s Day dad
Wish I could talk you
Happy Father’s Day dad
Wish I could visit you
Happy Father’s Day dad
It’s been 9 yrs since you left
Happy Father’s day dad
Wish heaven had visiting hours
Happy Father’s Day dad
Wish you could answer me when I talk to you
Happy Father’s Day dad
Wish I knew  if your proud of me
Happy Father’s Day dad
Wish I could call you again
Happy Father’s Day dad
Wish I could buy you gifts and see the excitement on your face when you open it
Happy Father’s Day dad
I love you
Happy Father’s Day dad
I miss you
Happy Father’s Day dad
I know we didn’t always see eye to eye on things
Happy Father’s Day dad
Dear daddy
Wish I could talk to you
Dear daddy
Wish I could see you
Dear daddy
I wish I knew why you left
Dear daddy
Wish I could understand
Dear daddy
I know we never seen eye to eye on things
Dear daddy
I knew you loved me
Dear daddy
I knew you where there
Dear daddy
Can you hear me
Dear daddy
I love you
Dear daddy
I seen red cardinal is that you
Dear daddy
I see white bird feathers is that you
Dear daddy
I see butterflies is that you
Dear daddy
I see flowers is that you
Dear daddy
Was that you ?
Arlen Sep 4
Old man, you don't know me
You only know the shadows I let you see
Old man, you don't know me
Only the parts that I let free
Cole Aug 24
Dear Dad,
I miss you.
Even if I know
You were a bad dad.
I'm still scared to stand up to you
But daddy...
I miss talking to you
I still miss having a dad
And even though I'm different
I hope you miss me too.
I've always tried very hard
To be someone you could love.
Even though I've always known
I'd fail.


-Cnwlry
Love your once baby girl,
And your current stranger.
Yesterday, she told me something I didn’t think that I’d ever hear
That life would be changing, all rearranging, and all of it in less than a year
I thought about my life, staring at my wife, wondering if she felt the same
That’s when she told me, honey come hold me, and lets see if we can think of a name

Today, she showed me something I didn’t think that I’d ever see
A black and white picture, showing the mixture, of love between her and me
She said it’s time don’t you think, to buy something pink, or should we buy something blue?
I then smiled at her, said it didn’t matter, I’d be fine with whatever God wanted to do

Tomorrow, I’ll meet someone that I didn’t think that I’d ever meet
Lying there in the bed, with their pretty head, little hands and tiny feet
I promise with my soul, now that you’ve made us whole, to give you everything I never had
And I can’t wait for the day, when you’re able to say, that you love your mom and dad
Mark Wanless Aug 3
thank you mom and dad
for all the silly gifts
you bought me
Psych-o-rangE Jul 31
What is this feeling at night?
A long drawn out cry
Hurting me
Be free, be free
Be free, be freedom
A heavy heart hurdles a beat

I can't breath - I can't breathe - I can't breathe
Help me, help me

Mom, Dad
I miss you
I even miss parts of you I never had
I miss being your son
I am the son you never had, I am a mask

It was at this point
He stopped caring about A to B
He dared to breathe
He dared to be
He cared for peace
He cared for sleep

He stared at his heart and mind until
in his bed he was blessed to be blind
Edit: I accidentally wrote "started" instead of "stared". This is what happens when you get inspired but your eyes are dumb tired.
Jeremy Betts Jul 15
I tried to resurrect you in every thought I had
I tried to connect through words on a notepad
I have tried to let go of the sad
I tried every coping mechanism I had
...you weren't even a good dad...

©2024
Randy Johnson Jul 13
Something happened eleven years ago that was sad.
After he battled Leukemia for many months, I lost Dad.
I thought he'd live longer but he died at the age of sixty-five.
He took chemotherapy for over 18 months but he could no longer survive.
When he died, I had to say goodbye.
I lost him in 2013 on the 13th of July.
Dad couldn't beat Leukemia even though he tried.
It was terrible because 11 years ago today, he died.
DEDICATED TO CHARLES F. JOHNSON (1947-2013) WHO DIED 11 YEARS AGO ON JULY 13, 2013
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