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I Remember (Dedicated To My Father)
Contributed by
Dragons_Of_Rose
on
Sunday, 14th July 2002 @ 06:59:11 AM in AEST
Topic:
AngryPoetry
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I remember a high-spirited child
With ribbon tied pigtails in her hair
Who long waited for her daddy's phone call
To tell her he was on his way and would soon be there.
I remember nights of us just talking
When I spent the weekend, shared your bed
Knowing I was protected from the darkness
For close to your pillow, I would lay my head.
I remember what seemed long drives home
Falling to sleep in the back of your red van
Awakening to find myself being carried within your arms
And then back to dreamland my mind often ran.
I remember running outside in the dark after a rainstorm
Carrying a flashlight and some plastic butter bowls
Jumping on worms as they fled from the light
And then hooking them the next day onto our fishing poles.
I remember camping in the great outdoors
Being quiet and still, as the skunks inhabited our campsite
Listening to you as you told your childish tales
Trying to scare us kids with the darkness of the night.
I remember the trials of growing up
And seeing you sadden as your little girl changed
Recalling you asking where my forever smile had gone
And how our closeness had seemed to be exchanged.
I remember how you felt on Father's Day
After Grandpa had died and you went out on the boat alone
How you told me your eyes often filled with tears
And how sometimes you just had to get away from home.
I remember being without a father too
One who walked in and left with slammed doors
With never a short step down the hall
Feeling as if I wasn't even yours.
I remember not a word spoken
And long nights of nothing but tears
Because I was rejected by my own father
As if I didn't matter after all these years.
I remember feeling guilty for my opinions
Being shoved away because I refused a car
Feeling hopeless that one day you would understand me
Being excluded as if I were a child with facial burn scars.
I remember wanting to hug you
To show my love and how for you I still care
But what I remember most is how you've hurt me
Leaving me alone, emotionally battered, and eternally scared.
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2002-07-14 06:59:11]
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Re: I Remember (Dedicated To My Father)
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by Kassidi on
Sunday, 14th July 2002 @ 07:18:26 AM AEST
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Another wonderful poem. It is so sad, and in-depth
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