Questions from abuse left unanswered led to this poem
Daddy Why?
Did you want to make me cry?
Did you want to see my innocence die?
Why did you make me lie?
Why couldn’t you tell me why?
Why did you have to die?
Why , Daddy, why?
I cant get back what you took
I couldn’t get away from your look
I felt like I was caught on your hook
For years inside I just shook
So now I wonder Why?
Why, Daddy, Why?
Couldn’t you tell me why?
Why my innocence had to die?
Why did I have to lie?
Why did you have to die?
Leaving this question . . . WHY? Please someone tell me why
This is soul-gripping, Marissa; a poignant plea for answers that shall not be forthcoming in this place or time. Fortunately, our time here is not forever. Thank you. Love and peace,
From First Love to its destructive end and on to new beginnings, Mary Angela Nangini's poems explore the birth and death of a relationship. The powerful poems are presented in two parts with an introduction to her next book My Ontario Beautiful. (Th
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