A Father's Love.

There are far too many stories like this hitting the headlines.

A Father's Love


Forgive me child, I did not know,
How your father loved you so.
How he stole your dreams away,
No more childhood,
No more play.

Forgive me child, I did not sense,
Your father's love was just pretence.
How he made you feel inside,
When he raped you,
When he lied.

Forgive me child, I did not feel,
What your father made so real.
How at night you lay in wait,
Questioned goodness,
Questioned fate.

Forgive me child, I did not see,
What your father did to thee.
How he made you live apart,
Broke your body,
Broke your heart.

Forgive me child, I did not hear,
"Girl still missing, worst now feared."
Secrets buried in the ground,
"Man arrested,
Body found."