Dear Daddy...

I shall live dwelling on thoughts of death
Then die wishing I had done so sooner.
I shall sleep, dreaming of the constant abuse you plague me with
Then wake dreading another beating.
I shall smile in the day, laugh and joke
Then cry that I must act for my loved ones
I shall scream as you punish me severely
Then apologize for the miscreant I have become
I shall wash off the blood and cover the bruises
But the words have carved far too deep to be put forgotten
I shall never forgive you for the scars you have left me with
But I will continue looking for a space for you in my heart