Because You Were Never There

You were never there for me.
As a little girl I grew up,
without a dad
because your work came first.
I really don't even remember you.

Until I got to be eight,
You were just a stranger in my eyes,
a spec of sand,
and it's not your fault.
It was just your choice.

I'm a teenager now.
You wonder why were not close,
friendship doesn't form over night,
and I don't trust you
and I never will.

You still don't pay much attention to me,
but that's fine with me.
I don't love you,
and never will.
I'm not sorry.

You try to treat me like a little girl.
Probably because you wish you could go back,
back when I was a little girl.
Well news flash
that time has passed.

I'm almost fifteen
and you don't even let me hang out with boys.
I'm 15 that's what I want to do.
I know it must be hard,
but you need to let me grow up.

You don't care about my feelings
because if you did,
you wouldn't keep me away from him
I love him more than you will ever know.
Trust me I do.

So you think in ten years
when I'm walking downn the aisle
you will have you arm around mine,
right next to me?
Well you're wrong.

I'm not sure if I even want you there.
It's because you were never there.
When I needed a dad.
You just weren't there,
so I guess this is it.