Father ≠ Dad

Just a random poem I put together over the years... Hope you guys like it...

When I was young,

You were suppose to be there...

To lift me up,

To break my fall

To keep me safe,

To be my dad...

 

I was always,

Surrounded by love,

You weren't there,

But others stepped up,

To be my angels,

To be my avengers,

To be my family...

 

I grew up sheltered,

I grew up wanted,

I grew up with amazing people,

Flooding me with love,

You only came by,

Only with convenience,

Only with broken promises...

 

Being a parent,

Isn't a part time job,

It isn't just a call on birthdays,

It's wanting more for them,

It's being more, just for them,

That much I knew,

That much I know...

 

Now...

A decade later,

You call me your own,

You advise me more,

I may see you speaking,

Dear father,

But I don't see my dad,

Cause when mine left,
A long ago,

He never came back...

All I see now,

Is a stranger,
All I see now

Is a label...

 

 

By Yoshith Perera