I'm Sorry Poem

A daughter makes peace with her father and asks to renew their relationship.

Promises

© Shelby K. Hudgens
You promised to be there for me,
You lied, but I forgave you.
You promised to never hurt me mentally,
You lied, but I forgave you.
You promised to never hurt me physically,
You lied, but I forgave you.
You promised to never hit me again after you did the first time,
You lied, but I forgave you.
You promised to always meet my needs,
You lied, but I forgave you.
You promised to never break a promise,
You lied, but I forgave you.
I promised to always be there for you,
I lied, but you forgave me.
I promised to always be good,
I lied, but you forgave me.
I promised to never leave you,
I lied, but you forgave me.
I promised to always help you when you needed me to,
I lied, but you forgave me.
I promised to always listen to you,
I lied, but you forgave me.
I promised to always be daddy's little girl,
I'm not sure I broke that promise.
Sometimes I really wonder,
If God planned it to work this way.
Just because I'm gone doesn't mean I'm not daddy's little girl,
But promises are broken, lies are made.
We're only human, but we forgive each other,
Although lies hurt and break hearts that time sometimes just can't fix,
But life goes on, we learn from mistakes and broken hearts.
We try not to hurt each other, but it doesn't always work,
So this is my promise to you now,
I will always love you,
I promise.

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Published: Nov 2007

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  • I can relate to this poem. My Father walked out of my life when I was 15. He got mad when my mother won full custody of me. He used to always be there for me when I needed him. And now that everything has happened he won't talk to me on the phone or even to my face. I have tried so hard to get him to have something to do with me again but he refuses. I don't understand what I did that would make him not want to be in my life. So now everytime that I try to talk to him, I know that he is the one that is making the big mistake not me....

    Sasha Submitted Jan 2009
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  • Wow I can really relate to this...See me and my dad had the tightest relationship as I was growing up... Then my 7th birthday came and my mom and dad got into a big fight they decided to separate and I ran off with my dad...My mom called him crying and begging for him to bring me back and he couldn't live with the family phone calls saying he kidnapped me...Which wasn't true but I guess that's how they took it...The hardest part was choosing in court. I was brain washed and pressured to choose my mother so that's what I did. I had a very hard life as a young one..That's why now my kids will live happy with both mommy ann daddy..

    JESSICA Submitted Mar 2009
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  • I really understand this poem and I've been in the situation some things you just can't forgive though especially when your father chooses his girlfriend over you

    Christine Submitted Nov 2009
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  • This poem rings true for me in many ways, only I left home at 17, having fallen out with my dad! 10 long years passed without a word on either side, neither one of us would budge. Biggest mistake of my life!! At the age of 28 I was contacted to go home, only to find my dad taking his last breaths in this world. I never got to say sorry, I carry that burden to this day, can't describe the pain I feel for not having made up with him. Life really is too short and some mistakes can't be put right!!

    Aud, Somerset Submitted Nov 2010
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