Quick to flatter without falter <br />Spreading out his seeds with speed <br />Leading mother to the altar <br />Declining to take on his role and lead <br />When it was time to fulfill my needs <br /> <br />Where was father when I needed him most? <br />It hurts to hear others speak of fathers and boast <br /> <br />Where was father when I needed him most? <br />I gathered he cowardly conceded his post <br /> <br />Where was father when I needed him most? <br />Did he set off for greener grasses by the coast? <br /> <br />We speak of fathers and mothers <br />We seek in no chronological order <br />Their guidance and support <br />As we learn back and forth <br /> <br />Where was father when I needed him most? <br />He abandoned his bedpost and left us to roast <br /> <br />Where was father when I needed him most? <br />It mattered to me to have him as a family host <br /> <br />He should have been <br />My personal mentor! <br />My cherished educator! <br />My inflexible motivator! <br />My life striving navigator! <br /> <br />Shall I put up a glass and shamefully toast? <br />To a man who stayed clear of being my guidepost <br /> <br />Where was father when I needed him most? <br />Without remorse I desire to bury his ghost <br /> <br />Copyright 2007 - Sylvia Chidi<br /><br />Sylvia Chidi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/where-was-father/
