The Silent Forgiver

He saved me when I was close to dying
Though he has no way to stop my crying

Daddy, I love you with all my heart
And I'll save no piece of that heart for Mommy
Because she already tore it out.

But the rest of it, I give to you daddy.
You loved me when she never could.
And took me out of that wretched house

I had made a fateful mistake
I had forgotten an important cause
But you still protected me from her
When she was about to kill me.

What courage you must have had
To stand up against her.
For I knew I did not have the authority too.
The words you said, it made me feel so loved
When you said "Leave her alone"
Harassment from a mother is not pleasant
But those 3 words help me live through her wrath
Though she never did leave me alone.

Age was the power, pain was the cause
Though only by you, Daddy, was she defeated today.
Though, still alone I grieve, of what I will have to face tomorrow.

Even when You burst out yelling at me, when we were gone from her sight.
My tears hadn't stopped spilling.
Both were yelling at me, but only one was forgiving.
Thank you daddy, The silent forgiver
For making less of my grief
When I was about to break
You only let me bend.

I didn't ask for forgiveness from you
Because I knew you would understand
What I had gone threw, day after day with her.
And you forgave me for my mere mistake that caused such chaos

She was screaming, you were yelling back.
Divorce is what brought forth this attack.
But you were still there for me.
Thank you, I love you, Daddy

*Dedicated to my Dad, who saved me one night out of many from my mothers wrath*