Daddy, When Are You Coming Home?

Daddy, when are you coming home?

I didn't get to say goodbye,

Sometimes I hear mommy moan,

Teardrops always fill her eyes,

Remember when you promised me,

A song that you would always sing to me,

Count on you until the end,

This heartbreak seems to never mend.

I now can eat without mom's help,

Oatmeal, pizza, all by myself,

Naïve, I know, to want you home; I wish you never looked at your phone.

—GCF, May 27, 2023