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Father

A Poem

By Atomic HistorianPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Father
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Ghosts in my head

Of a relationship we never had

Raised by my dad

But you

I never set eyes on

Long forgotten

A dream

A past deeply desired

Fired by the struggle for identity

To belong

Somewhere

Anywhere

At sometime

To be wanted

Rather than daunted by the constant flaunting

A hollow shell

Living in a hell

Lack of identity bleeding into everything

Who could blame me

A different name in every place

A different face

Yet, I feel the same

Lost and lonely

Only seeking someone to hold me

Tell me it will be okay

Ask me how my day was

But you’re not their

You never were

Not because you didn’t care

But because you never knew

I was missing you

You were the father I never knew

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    Written by Atomic Historian