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Bad Dad

Charles Caudill 1983 (Indiana)

If it were a simple choice,
Between you or me,
I would choose you every time,
But choices are rarely simple,
And there's this fog on my mind.
I have hurt you.
I have put you second.
I haven't always done right.
Even though Ive never hit you,
Even though Ive never touched you,
I have hurt you inside.
I am a bad Dad.
I never wanted to be.
I'm so sorry all the time.
How could I hurt you?
How could I not see?
I love you.
God knows I love you.
Please let this bad Dad,
Make it right.

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Being a father

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Written on January 14, 2024

Submitted on January 14, 2024

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Characters 484
Words 120
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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