I waited for you. All day.
I wore jeans and a white shirt.
And I waited for you.
I remember being so excited!
Yes, FINALLY...I would get to see you.
I sat on the front stoop of our apartment;
And I waited for you.
My friends kept urging me to come and play.
But I wouldn't leave that stoop.
I sat there. All day.
Lighting up like a kid on Christmas with each car that passed by.
And the sun began to fall from the sky.
Still I waited for you with a smile.
Hot, hungry and sweaty-but I didn't budge.
All. Damn. Day.
I waited for you.
But you never showed.
And you never called to say why.
That was the first time I recall being let down by a man.
You were supposed to love me.
And show me how protect myself; from sorry, lowdown, no good, trifling ass men like you.
So I stopped waiting.
I stopped caring.
I stopped wanting to be close to you.
And I had no idea what the side-effects of you would be in my life.
So here's to you...Dad.
Here's to you.
Forbreaking my heart; before any guy ever could.
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