Dear Daddy,

I wrote you a poem

It's about how your little girl grew up in a broken home

Please don't cry, I've grown up strong 

I know that you love me, I've known all along 

When I was younger, you were never really there

Momma always told me that you'd never ever care

One day my grandparents took me to this far away place

That was the first time I've recognized your face

You started to cry and I didn't know why

But the tears kept falling from your eyes

You placed your hand upon the glass wall

I tried to place mine there but I wasn't very tall

I went back home to momma and told her I saw you

The next day I went to school my back and sides were bruised

Why did she hurt me, what did I do

The only thing I did was talk about you 

The next time I saw you, you looked really bad

Mom said you were on drugs, it made me really sad

Taken back to jail, it was such a shame

In there your a number, you have no name 

The beating never stopped, I always did things wrong

At the young age of 12, I knew she hated me all along 

Devil Child she called me, "You are just like your father."

I didn't know what that mean't but I didn't want to live any longer

I grabbed a belt and placed it around the ceiling fan

I attempted to hang myself but it didn't work out according to plan

I started cutting my wrists, it would take away the pain

I never could cut deep enough, I never hit the veins

Daddy where were you all of these years, I miss you everyday

Being with mom it killed me, hearing all of the things she'd say

I grew up fast Daddy, I've already graduated from high school

I wish you could of been apart of my life, that'd of been really cool

Please don't cry daddy, everyone makes mistakes

At least you aren't like mom who raised me up on love so fake