 | Daddy you left me when I was just a little girl...
Still crawling - now 20 years on I'm still trying to find a meaning to this world.
You told mum you were through with us...
I love you, but if not you what man can I trust?
I count myself a woman now,
Hats down to my mother... Please take your bow.
A woman of strength and determination,
A mind of excellence and heart of patience...
Even after a disturbing childhood,
She forgave, said she understood.
With her I grew disciplined and well feed...
With love and education that was my bread.
I tasted the hand that fed me after Id done wrong,
It was disappointed, so the wrath was strong...
Not often did I step out of line,
Tried to be her everything when the next man walked out,
happened a second time...
My step dad was a boy not yet grown,
Hid beneath my mothers arm couldn't face the world alone...
But one day after all she'd done, this is what comes,
"I'm leaving for another woman I'm sorry I had to end it this way"
Eight months pregnant, a mortgage and two other kids...
What was this life coming to, it was like a drama with a sick twist...
Choked beyond grief, somewhere under her life lied beneath...
Still she walks through the day
Never do I see a tear slip away...
Only a look in her eye asking, was I not born to be loved...
A love like Adam and Eve knew...
But daddy you fell in love again,
Her name is alcohol...
You dine so romatically every night...
When morning arrives you're still holding her tight...
She whispers sweet words in your ear,
You answer her beckon call,
Because they're words you love to hear...
How now can I learn what a daddy is supposed to teach...
Or have I completely missed the potential me?
Oh daddy why did you leave?
Sisters, mum and me...
Wouldn't that have made a happy family?
Written by Latoya Antonia
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