Tag: child
So-called Father
You said “I guess… I’ll marry you…. if it’s mine” When I was born She had to walk to the pay phone Because you had to drink at the bar. You called me “he” for the first three months Even when they dressed me in pink She left you, wisely, when you made the home [...]
Posted: July 21st, 2009 under Family & Friends, Lyrics, Poems & Music, Memories.
Tags: child, dad, daughter, divorce, father, poem, poetry, writing
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Once I Was…
Once I was a child A spoiled, willful thing Yearning to break away From the bonds of infancy Once I was a girl Silly and giddy Full of hopes and dreams No sense of reality Once I was a maiden Thought the world was mine Flirty and flighty Keeping boys on a string Once I [...]
Posted: October 3rd, 2007 under Lyrics, Poems & Music.
Tags: adult, child, growing up, growth, poem, poetry, woman, women, writing
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