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Mike Pickering Junior Member
since 1999-09-03
Posts 18Redlands, CA, USA |
I could touch you, I could love you, But you were never there. I could talk to you, I could laugh with you, But you were never there. I could yell at you, I could scream at you, But you were never there. I couldn’t trust you, I couldn’t believe you, Because you were never there. I couldn’t confide in you, I couldn’t live with you, Because you were never there. I couldn’t look up to you, I couldn’t admire you, Because you were never there. You couldn’t give up your life style, So you were never there for me, If you don’t give it up just for awhile, I will end up hating you for all eternity, If you’re willing to make amends, Please, Dad, come talk to me. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
This brought tears to my eyes. I know my son has felt the same about his father, what a sad situation to be in. If it is any consulation, one day he will realize his mistake. ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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Sue Member
since 1999-08-04
Posts 383France |
I thought this was very powerfully written - you can feel the frustration and the longing. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Mike, what a heart wrenching poem. This was very well done. ------------------ Denise |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
oh my, how sad....maybe you could show this to your dad.......very well written ------------------ May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
Yes, any unwilling separation from a parent is hard. I feel for the person in the poem. ------------------ "Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone I sing my tearful song which has charms only for me." -Charles Brugnot |
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