Daddy

I'm tossing and turning
i can't sleep in my bed
every thing is just too dark
and thoughts keep filling my head

everything is pitch quiet
and nothing can be heard
except for the cricketing of the crickets
and singing of a bird

i lay on my back
and stare at my ceiling
i was cold and numb
and could feel no feeling

suddenly i heard a scream
followed by some more
i got out from my bed
and ran to wards my door

i began to feel scared
and in came my mum
she had tears in her eyes
i wasn't prepared for whats to come

She blocked the garage door
so i couldn't go in
please do not enter she begged
you father caused a sin

i wanted to know what happened
so i pushed her out of the way
i walked and what i saw
still lives in my head to this very day

i walked and saw my father
hanging on a piece of rope
i tried to revive him
but minutes later, i lost all hope

the ambulance arrived
they came to take my father away
they gathered up his body
and placed him on a silver tray

my mother was crying
and shedding all her tears
because she knew that
daddy wasn't here to fight her fears

i just stared at my father
as tears filled my eyes
i couldn't take it any longer
and i began to cry

but there was just
one question in my mind
"why did you hurt yourself daddy?"
now we must leave the past behind

my mother is still struggling
of what daddy did
she cries every night
and wonders what secret he hid

so daddy i love you
and rest in peace
the memory of you
will never ever cease