Dad

Dad
By Rachelle*

You always said you loved me,
But you don't even really know me,
You would say you wanted to see us,
But when we would come you were never really there,
You broke my promises,
At the end of you're bottles once again,
With that long living virus taking you over,
I can't call you what you really are to me,
For we are just stuck together by blood,
I thought I lost you for one last time,
When you were taken away,
But you still think you deserve that word,
Like I owe you,
Even though I deserve more than you,
The only thing I have from you is my last name,
And even that was 'given' to me,
You weren't even there from the start of my life,
And didn't see me till later in my life,
But I still give you my hand to hold,
So I choke on that three lettered word,
To give you piece of mind,
"Don't worry Dad, you are going to be just fine."