Daddy's Girl

My father is a liar
If truth were to be told
A bastard
Exquisite master
Of the game
He’d spend his dollars
On his lovers
Drove my Ma insane
Ingenious lies
His alibis
Who he portrayed
Mentor
Coach
Brother
Personas in his name
Love him
Hate him
I regret him
Curse our family name
No excuses
His abuses
History is made
When he left
Feeling bereft
I’m shelved
Unloved
Rootless
Fruitless
Wannabe
Still I hope
And pray someday
Of me he’ll say
This my girl
Was my world
There simply was
No other way

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