They said you left

The day I was born.

I want to hate you

But my heart refuses to.

Tears of sorrow I’ve cried

Longing for you.

Where are you daddy?

Now that I need you?

Why did you run away?

Run away when mom needed you most?

Doesn’t your heart cry out for me?

Cry out for the son,

That you never laid eyes on.

Was it my fault? Or mom’s fault?

That you vanished for years?

Don’t you long for me?

The seed of your loins?

Or do you fear having

to face your responsibilities?

Or coming face to face

with your mistakes?

What is to become of me

Now that I also have a son?

How will I become a father

When I’ve never had one?

Will I, like you, run away and hide?

Or will I stay and rear with love?