Dad

Why did you leave Dad?
I did all you asked
You were my hero
I loved you the most
Each night I look back
At all the words said
Thinking perhaps you
Never meant a word
But in the morning
I look at my Mom
All you left behind
You left us in doubt
Ma can’t remember
And I can’t forget
If I wished on a star
I might see you for
The dad that you were
You taught me to love
And be true to me
You never taught me
That one day you’d leave
I miss you more than
You may realize
My coach, my friend and
A man in disguise

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