All those times I cried for you, <br />You never came <br />Out of all the sports I played <br />You never showed up at one game <br /> <br />All of the awards I received <br />I never heard you clap <br />You were never there <br />For me to sit on your lap <br /> <br />All the times I fell <br />And scratched my knee <br />You were the one who wasn't there <br />To comfort me <br /> <br />All those times I was bored <br />And wanted someone to call <br />You still weren't there <br />No, not there at all <br /> <br />I always tried to make you proud <br />Hoping you would love me more <br />But you never seemed to care <br />So what did I even do it for <br /> <br />You weren't there for any of my firsts <br />Might not be for any of my lasts <br />It's like you're not here in my present <br />Just like you weren't there in my past <br /> <br />I try to move on <br />But no one knows how hard it is <br />For your own father not to love you <br />As much as he loves his other kids <br /> <br />But I hold my head high <br />To keep things from looking so bad <br />But deep down I still wish <br />I had love from my dad<br /><br />Ashleigh Gaffney<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/but-deep-down-i-wish/
