This is a poem about Mariel Gullwhacker's longing for her father, not
knowing if he's even alive, written as if by Mariel, before she eventually
found her father. Please read and review! ~Sarah
Father, I Miss You
Father, you don't know how much I miss you,
From when they took out ship and your great bell,
When they captured us and took us to
The fortress of Gabool, the son of Hell.
I remember you telling me to stay,
Hidden in a blanket, in your cabin.
But I just could not stay hidden away,
Doing nothing while you fought the vermin.
I came out, fought, and I think, killed one beast,
Until I was beaten into unconsciousness.
'Twas all I could do, but I tried at least,
And now I am filled with a great sadness.
Where the Wild One kept you, I did not know.
I know I was made a slave for Gabool.
Oh father, where are you, where did you go?
I vowed to kill him, the rat, evil fool.
One day, in a fight, I got in his way,
In a fight with a defiant captain.
Me, he told me later, that he would slay.
Father, will I ever see you again?
He threw me, tied, into the raging seas!
Father, just let me see you right now!
Oh father, I need you, come for me, please!
I survived the storm, though I don't know how.
To go on with my life, I did decide.
But without you, how can I live life through?
I did not just live, to find you have died!
Oh father, how much I want to see you!
My heart is empty, without you, I'm sad.
Father, I want to see your calm face.
You're all the family I've ever had.
Father, I miss you warm, loving embrace.
Father, I Miss You
Father, you don't know how much I miss you,
From when they took out ship and your great bell,
When they captured us and took us to
The fortress of Gabool, the son of Hell.
I remember you telling me to stay,
Hidden in a blanket, in your cabin.
But I just could not stay hidden away,
Doing nothing while you fought the vermin.
I came out, fought, and I think, killed one beast,
Until I was beaten into unconsciousness.
'Twas all I could do, but I tried at least,
And now I am filled with a great sadness.
Where the Wild One kept you, I did not know.
I know I was made a slave for Gabool.
Oh father, where are you, where did you go?
I vowed to kill him, the rat, evil fool.
One day, in a fight, I got in his way,
In a fight with a defiant captain.
Me, he told me later, that he would slay.
Father, will I ever see you again?
He threw me, tied, into the raging seas!
Father, just let me see you right now!
Oh father, I need you, come for me, please!
I survived the storm, though I don't know how.
To go on with my life, I did decide.
But without you, how can I live life through?
I did not just live, to find you have died!
Oh father, how much I want to see you!
My heart is empty, without you, I'm sad.
Father, I want to see your calm face.
You're all the family I've ever had.
Father, I miss you warm, loving embrace.