when i was catechised <br />when i was bowdlerised <br />when i was circumcised <br />when i was baptised <br />my daddy wasn't there <br /> <br />when i was criticised <br />when i was antagonised <br />when i was bastardised <br />when i was brutalised <br />my daddy wasn't there <br /> <br />when i became civilised <br />my properties i privatised <br />i became centralised <br />my was computerised <br />my daddy wasn't there <br /> <br />my offenders apologised <br />my enemies eulogised <br />my brothers tantalised <br />i thought i was organised <br />still my daddy wan't there <br /> <br />the devil brought another device <br />when they said i was demonised <br />i was caught and breathalysed <br />and finally exorcised <br />my daddy wasn't there <br /> <br />i became disorganised <br />i was moralised <br />and deeply traumatised <br />i was no longer globalised <br />my daddy wasn't there <br /> <br />my life capsized <br />everybody emphasised <br />that i have been categorised <br />as one of those who were mesmerised <br />my daddy wasn't there <br /> <br />now i'm heavily energised <br />now ready to equalise <br />my life was formaised <br />my neighbours epitomised <br />my daddy was't there <br /> <br />the devil was immobilised <br />lucifer was desenfracised <br />old nick was distabilised <br />their kingdom was disorganised <br />my daddy wasn't there <br /> <br />my daddy wasn't there <br />to take me to the fair <br />and join me to enjoy <br />no reason to fear <br />it seems he doesn't care.<br /><br />micheal udenyi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/daddy-wasn-t-there/
