I remember daddy, the man I never wanted to be
I remember daddy, the man who could never be me
No one ever saw the things I would see
And no one could believe the pain that I hold so deep
You see, this man he wasn’t my daddy,
He was just a man who tried to be
I guess it made him feel like a man
To beat me until he bruised my whole body
Beat me while I stood, Watched me as I fell
Beat me on the bed, made me hold on to the rail
He tried to make me a man, Oh well I guess he failed
Cause if a man is what he was
I’d rather take the “L”
I remember daddy, the man I never wanted to be
I remember daddy, the man who could never be me
No one ever saw the things I would see
And no one could believe the pain that I hold so deep
Now I’m all grown up and left his evil clutch
Now I have a voice,
So these days he doesn’t say much
We go on as if there’s no tension there
But the tension’s so thick it clouds the air
I guess now he knows, I’m not scared
But now he must face it
The truth, He will bear!
I’ve waited so long for his respect,
I’m sure I have it now,
Cause now I make him sweat
I remember daddy, the man I never wanted to be
I remember daddy, the man who could never be me
No one ever saw the things I would see
And no one could believe the pain that I hold so deep
Life for me ain’t been no Crystal Stair
But growing up, I learned to grin and bear
I got out alive, and made it this far
I’ve come a long way, with only a few scars
And the life I once lived will always remain
But the life I once lived did not make me insane
I remember daddy, the man I never wanted to be
I remember daddy, the man who could never be me
No one ever saw the things I would see
And no one could believe the pain that I hold so deep
4 responses to “I Remember Daddy”
Vee
September 18th, 2010 at 03:16
well damn
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inmynativescribble
September 18th, 2010 at 03:21
What do you mean… “well damn”?
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Erica
September 14th, 2010 at 20:38
I’m stuck on this one. I like the poem though,
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Erica
September 14th, 2010 at 20:36
Very emotional.
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