Daddy's GIRL

When I was a little girl--

I knew a person with my same features

He was like me but a different creature

A man -- tall, broad shoulders but slim

I was somewhat like my mother

But looked more like him.

Everyday was an adventure and time to explore

Shopping, sports, dolphins and more

Never a dull moment with this strange man & I

When he would leave for the day

I would always cry.

Years would go by before we would meet again

My mother took me away from this MAN

when I was only 10.

Separation, anxiety, and loneliness

became my companions.

Love was unseen--

Until I ran away from home at the age of 16.

I took a bus cross country to search for this man.

I went through HELL & back--

NO ONE UNDERSTANDS or understood my pain

that almost drove me insane

but I had to find him in order to maintain.

Who was this man? Who is he? He was the Man I called, "FATHER"...

My daddy.