by Casandra Lavallee

Created on: August 30, 2009

There were always times
Harder than the rest
Still all I ever got
Was "I do my best"

At five Daddy left
At six he was gone
Forever somewhere
What did I do wrong?

I came to blame you
As my life ended
So much pain I felt
Never to be mended

Mad as a hatter
Others made you feel
But I paid the price
As you screamed and reeled

And yet here we are
Years have somehow flown
I've found no answers
But these truths are known

I don't have a dad
This much is a fact
Sometimes I wish it
Were all just an act

I only have you
This much is certain
Though at times I want
To call it curtains

But I still have you
For always and more
Surely with you life
Is never a bore

Both mom and dad
You unlike the rest
I am here today
Since you did your best

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