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Thanks Dad
I don’t know what it’s like
Losing a parent to
The claws of death
Or to some scary disease
That you don’t know anything about
I do know what it’s like
To have a parent walk out
To never see them again
I don’t remember much
From when you left
All I know is what
I’ve been told
But I learned
That you weren’t as nice
As you say
That you actually were an
Ungrateful a**
I was happy to see you
That day in court
But when I saw that
You had a new daughter
Who was only a few
Years younger
It shattered my body
Made me understand
That you didn’t care
Didn’t actually love me
And my mom
No matter what you said to me
Telling me that it was “Okay”
And that you “Love me”
There was no way I could believe you
I knew that it was all fake
To me,
It was as if you
Didn’t own a heart
Tat you didn’t care
About the “Other” family
It makes me happy
Happy that I wrote that letter
All that time ago
Glad that you called
At least acting like you
Cared
Even if you didn’t
It’s odd
Now that after all these years
I still write about you
When maybe
Probably
You’ve forgotten all about
That small girl you left
Behind
They do say that what doesn’t kill you
Makes you stronger
And you
You have made me
Stronger
So thanks,
Thanks for walking
Out on me
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