Daddy Dearest

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Daddy Dearest

You laugh at me
but never get my jokes
You sit, you kill
with your second hand smoke
then wonder why I'm ill
And being away
I'd forgotten
You don't know my name
I'm always flippant
at least I'm not indifferent
Isn't that a good sign?
Why do I even try?
--never-mind.
Happy Father's Day
Anyway


1989

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cmcnair commented on Daddy Dearest

03-25-2014

Very sad...and sobering. If this is your story, I feel deeply for you. I know what it's like not to feel loved by your daddy. You're not alone.

Cryptics500

07/25/2014

I never felt unloved by my dad.

DreamChild commented on Daddy Dearest

06-30-2013

My dad is the SAME EXACT way...I can't believe how true. Good Write :)

sandys commented on Daddy Dearest

07-08-2009

this poem is so starkly real that it could break a heart. good job...

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