Daddy’s Due

Finding the time leaves a trail of tears
I’ve told him I love him but he still feels fear
That I’ll not be there when he makes a call
Because I go with my girl friends to the mall

© 2011 Michael Yost

http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/07/poetry-potluck-week-46-love-and-its-not.html

12 responses to “Daddy’s Due

  1. Painful. The desperation of a love one and that old parent fear of being abandoned by their grown children.

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  2. It takes time to trust especially if one has been hurt/betrayed before 😦

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  3. Trust is a delicate thing. Fragile. Time and love heal. Key: don’t give up. 🙂

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  4. awe…children they always expect you to be there. always. I still do .

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  5. So simple and so beautiful…

    Liked it so much…
    Thanks for sharing…

    Shashi
    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2010/05/whispers.html

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  6. cute, love it.

    stay active, poetry will be your 3rd love…

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