To My Dad

I was lost and alone in a world so cruel.

With a mother so evil and her boyfriend a fool.

I was young and naive. I knew not what to do.

I tried to commit suicide but then I found you.

My parent. My father my dad. My guide.

My hero my courage my strength.

You showed me how a parent should be.

Loved me in a way that was naturally.

All I had known was hurt and abuse.

But then I was blessed because I found you.

You helped me heal from years of torment.

Told me how much to you

I'd always meant.

Guiding and protecting me all the years through.

And i always felt safe because I found you.

From daughter to father I need you to know.

Thank you for rescuing me and letting me grow.

Into the strong woman I am to day

That's something I really wanted you to know.

God knows where I'd be if I never left that day.

I dread to think what if things had happened that way.

But I guess it's ok. That's not what I need to do.

It didn't turn out that way.

Because I found you.