4 years

a poem about my dad

For years I thought that you were going to stay
You whispered you loved me every night
You tucked me in so the bed bugs did not bite
For years I hated you
You were not there in times I need you the most
My concerns seemed null and void to you
The older ones better then me
For years I thought you were going to stay
Until one year you slipped away
All that I thought I knew
Slipped from me that very day
A dad that I no longer could hug
A father that would never walk me down the isle
A dream of mended years gone
Now for years you will stay on the other side
Waiting for me to fly