The poem below is one I shared with my fellowship on my birthday last year, as stated in the blog entry 'Sharing As I Journey Through.'  Be blessed!



 

Father, Where Were You?

I had a father who was my care-giver

But that role was meant for you.

I need a father for so many things

That should be coming from you.

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Your shoulder was never offered for comfort,

You abandoned me, so I cried.

Your arms were never there to embrace,

You didn’t see the pain or felt the hurt inside.

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I loved you but you didn’t love me back.

My eyes are red from the many tears I cried.

I prayed for you and hoped you were praying too.

I felt unloved.  It left a void deep down inside.

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My mind confused, not knowing what to do,

But these feelings haunt me:

‘Unwanted’ ‘Unloved’ ‘The outsider’ An ‘Outcast’ too.

 ‘Will you love or despise me?’

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Through all the midnight tears I cried.

 Father, where were you?

When I needed you to understand,

Father, where were you?

 

© J. S. Ramkissoon, 2009.