Father...

semi-deadpoet

Sometimes I hate my dad.

I hate the way he breathes,

I hate the way he talks,

I hate the way he makes me feel like I'm two feet tall.

 

I hate my dad when he's mad,

But I hate when he's too nice.

I hate the way he cares,

But I hate more when I'm who he ignores.

 

I hate my dad because I'm scared.

I'm scared to see him through - 

Through the pain hes been through,

Because I know “people have it worse than you”

 

I hate my dad because I am him.

I'm the version of him he hates;

A coward, sick in the head, full in the heart.

I'm the version my dad wanted to be,

And he's the version of me I never want to be.

 

I hate my dad because I can't bring myself to hate.

I hate that I cry -

That I cry about losing him.

I hate that we’re not close,

But he's the one I'll always miss most.

  • Author: GRJ (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 14th, 2023 00:23
  • Comment from author about the poem: auauauugh eating my feelings & throwing them up here. i made this like. 10 mins ago, cried, kept writing, kept crying, & now its here. girls when they think abt their dad for too long (me. im girls(gn). ok bye im gonna go cry more
  • Category: Family
  • Views: 3
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments2

  • L. B. Mek

    Brilliant!
    I related, as my words below will show
    thank you dear Poet
    it helps us to know we're not alone;
    nothing quite like that parent lottery
    all the love they intended
    yet we're rotten through to our core
    ahhhh
    is 9am too early for rum...
    lol
    (I will die childless
    just to insure, I will never become
    like the toxic men
    who exemplified fatherhood in my
    family
    I'm enough
    my accursed bloodline, i'll rid the world of
    and yes, when that time comes
    he'll be no more that dust, to be
    I'll be speechless with grief
    but a part of me will finally find
    a true serenity...)

  • 2781

    Interesting that you see yourself in him.
    Love the good x.



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