Hello Dad
Hello dad. I stand before you,
For what may well be, the last time.
This will not take long.
I hurt; I hurt because you hurt me.
Instead of kind words, you gave me scorn.
I needed a role model,
You gave me a tin pot dictator.
Dont you remember?
I do. Hello Dad.
I hurt; I hurt because you hurt me.
Your gnarled hands around my throat,
And that strong knee in my back.
Dont you remember?
I do. Hello dad.
It seems I did not please you at all.
I couldnt live up to your strange standards,
And so you did not want to let me live at all.
Four walls and a TV. Life in solitary,
That is all you ever gave to me.
Trauma
The mental, and the physical too,
These were your precious gifts.
Given specially to your little boy.
Lucky, lucky, me. But of course,
You wouldnt remember that,
Would you? How could you.
For that, you would have to care.
Bastard.
You taught me to hate, and I do,
But in despite of you, I can still feel love,
Love for you. You see,
Whilst you taught me to hurt and to hate
I am so much bigger than you are,
And better. I have already said hello,
Did you notice that?
But now, finally, I find that I am ready,
After so many sleepless nights,
to say, Goodbye.
Goodbye, dad.
I love you.
Hello dad. I stand before you,
For what may well be, the last time.
This will not take long.
I hurt; I hurt because you hurt me.
Instead of kind words, you gave me scorn.
I needed a role model,
You gave me a tin pot dictator.
Dont you remember?
I do. Hello Dad.
I hurt; I hurt because you hurt me.
Your gnarled hands around my throat,
And that strong knee in my back.
Dont you remember?
I do. Hello dad.
It seems I did not please you at all.
I couldnt live up to your strange standards,
And so you did not want to let me live at all.
Four walls and a TV. Life in solitary,
That is all you ever gave to me.
Trauma
The mental, and the physical too,
These were your precious gifts.
Given specially to your little boy.
Lucky, lucky, me. But of course,
You wouldnt remember that,
Would you? How could you.
For that, you would have to care.
Bastard.
You taught me to hate, and I do,
But in despite of you, I can still feel love,
Love for you. You see,
Whilst you taught me to hurt and to hate
I am so much bigger than you are,
And better. I have already said hello,
Did you notice that?
But now, finally, I find that I am ready,
After so many sleepless nights,
to say, Goodbye.
Goodbye, dad.
I love you.
Once a feirce Warrior ,now he was tamed, his muscles slack, his eyes blank, and his head was forever bowed.
