Fatherless
I watch my friends go past me
Running to their dads.
I feel a lingering sorrow
For the dad I never had.
The games we never got to play
The songs we never sang;
The hugs I never got from him,
The comfort he never gave.
Each time he reads my email,
He sees how much I care;
But I no longer ask to see him
It's a wish I dare not share.
I'm terrified he'll tell me no,
He's said no once before;
And I understand the truth-
It's I who love him more
He's never said I love you,
Or even that he cares;
Although he's well and living,
For me he's never there.
I watch my friends go past me,
Running to their dads;
And I'm suddenly reminded,
Of the dad God says I have.
God's promised to be near me,
And to hold me when I'm sad;
He told me in the Bible,
That HE would be my dad.
Daddy doesn't want me,
Although he knows I care;
But I can count on God,
to forever more be there.
I watch my friends go by me,
Running to their dads;
And I'm so very thankful,
that through God, I have a dad.
I wrote this poem in honor of all the people who, like me, had living dad's who simply don't care. The idea came from the Bible verse, "I will be a father to the fatherless." To all who are "Fatherless", your are not alone. Our heavenly father not only cares, but cares a TON! As in everything I do, all glory goes to God, my father.