I wish my dad was alive

Hasan Johnson 1980 (Peoria Illinois)



I wish my dad was alive
To curse me out again
My only friend
Through thick and thin
Until the End
I wish my dad was alive
To disrespect me and laugh about it
That gave him so much joy
To treat as if I was challenged mentally
Although I was just a boy
I wish my dad was alive so my miserable mom could smile again
Mistreating me was their bond it stopped them from arguing
I wonder if heaven could accept a piece of trash like me
Unloved and unwanted
Through eternity
I’d trade in my life to give my dad a second chance
Then my dementia stricken mom could snap out of her trance

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Written on March 25, 2023

Submitted by HasanM.Johnson on March 25, 2023

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Scheme AbcdcAefgfbhgigjj
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 595
Words 132
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17

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