I wonder what it's like
to not put up a fight
with someone you're supposed to love so dearly
and get some sleep at night.
I look through these photos
of me and you together,
pictures of you and me smiling
in nice or raining weather.
I wish we could go back to that,
smiling together every day,
but now it's the occasional smile;
it's just not the same today.
Now I'm all grown up.
I'm smart and strong-willed.
You're still much smarter than me,
and your strength just keeps on building.
I'm tired of these fights
and you making me mad.
When I try to get along,
the results just end up sad.
So I'll keep trying
for the moon and stars above.
I may not act like it, Daddy,
but you I will always love.
I can really understand this poem I'm 14 and everytime me and my dad talked we would end up yelling at each other and the conversation would end with him hitting me or kicking me to the...
To My Dad
Published by Family Friend Poems May 2009 with permission of the Author.
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