Growing up without a dad wasn’t so bad. <br />I mean, You can’t miss what you never had. <br />It wasn’t until I got a little older <br />That I felt that soft tap on my shoulder. <br />That had me looking back on the past <br />Wondering where my dad was at. <br />I see my husband with our kids and I <br />Sometimes blink so that I won’t cry. <br />As I begin to realize <br />And start to ask why <br />I never had a dad to hold my hand <br />To show me what it’s like to trust a man <br />To wlk me to school or yell at my games <br />I’m left incomplete without even his name <br />I see my daughters with their dad <br />And start to recognize what I never had <br />Wondering what he might be like <br />If his name is Tom, Bobby, Dennis or Mike <br />Do I look like him? <br /> Would he recognize me? <br />I wonder if I have his eyes <br /> Or maybe I have his teeth. <br />What would it have been like to have him around <br />I wonder what he’d think of me now <br />I wonder if I’d make him proud <br />Would he tell me im beautiful and smart? <br />For his empty mantelpiece I’m his work of art? <br />Daddy I’ve missed you all these years <br />I’ve thought about you and shed some tears. <br />I wish I could have known you <br />Had you there to tell me what to do <br />Daddy I wish you were there to hold me <br />Keep me close, maybe console me. <br />I wish you had been there to protect me <br />Hug me kiss me and never reject me. <br />I know you didn’t know that I longed for you <br />And maybe you would have found me if you knew <br />I wonder how it feels to be held in daddy’s arms <br />Where I could feel safe and far from harm <br />To have you give me away on my wedding day <br />With all the words of wisdom I’d hear you say <br />I missed you on graduation day too <br />I looked into the stands but didn’t see you <br />I missed you when my children were born <br />I keep looking, waiting for you to walk through that door <br />But you didn’t come because you never knew <br />And Daddy, wherever you are – just know I love you.<br /><br />Miss Thang<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/where-s-my-dad/
