Dear Daddy
When you look at me,
What do you see?
Do you see my smiling eyes?
Or just a child you do not need?
Do you notice me at all?
When you are playing games
Or watching football?
I heard you once say,
That you wished I had not been born.
This breaks my little heart,
And leads me to morn.
I eagerly await,
For a little bit of your attention,
But all I get is yelled at,
And spankings that I forgot to mention.
Do you love me at all daddy?
You never say.
Maybe just a little daddy?
Maybe just for today?
I heard you tell mommy
That you want to be alone
It seems to me,
That you have already gone.
I’m still beside you though, daddy –
Waiting with hope.
Do you see me daddy?
Now is when I need you the most.
I’m growing up daddy.
I’m a boy who needs his father.
Will you love me daddy?
Please just try a little harder.
© Michele Finley
About the Author
Alabama native Michele Rose, has written two adult oriented non-fiction books aimed at helping women cope with loss and despair, titled 808 and Out of the Darkness. Recently she found inspiration from her six-year-old son to write a children’s book which explains race and stereotypes to small children, titled I Am Tan. She enjoys a quiet life with her husband and son and continues to write stories and articles.
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