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anger: absent father

May 9, 2015
By Anonymous

what did i do wrong
to end up with a father like this?
everyone always says
“be glad it’s not physical or sexual!” or
“he had it much, much worse growing up!”
but that doesn’t excuse
not having a dad to play with
to cry to when boys at school hurt me
to laugh with about funny things
or to simply be there for me
it doesn’t excuse the verbal attacks
and the emotional beatdowns
because sticks and stones may break my bones
but words will always hurt me
and i understand
that others have it so much worse than me
but just once, i'd like
to know what it's like to have a dad
whose mistress wasn't a bottle of booze
and whose weapon wasn't wit and sarcasm

© Anonymous

The author's comments:

i am angry at my dad. incredibly angry. i have yet to deal with it properly, but i'm working on it in a safe enviroment. this is a way for me to vent my thoughts because any time i tell my mom about my anger she shuts me down with stories of how horrible my dad's childhood was, and how i should give him a break.

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