My Father Is My Enemy

• by Juan
• 2 years ago

My dad was married to our mom, but he had another family too. I found out as a teenager I had three step brothers and never knew them and don't care too. My did was a drunk, beat my mom and molested my sisters. I was 14 years old, and I couldn't take it anymore. He started beating my mom and I fought him off. My mom filed for divorce two days later. My mom worked two jobs to support all 11 of us in the 60's. He died years ago and I don't miss him at all.

• by Promise
• 2 years ago

This is what my father is. He divorced my mom and abandoned me and my two sisters. he went and married another wife. He left us when I was 7 years old and my sisters were 5 and 2. Since then, my mom is the one who has been taking care of us. Now I'm grown up and 22 years old, but still I have not seen my father's face. But people that know him say that he's still alive, but I won't forget what he did to us and my lovely mom.

• by Eugene Blackett
• 3 years ago

I understand how you feel. My father has not abused me; however, my friend has. He was very mean to me and the other people in my friend group. He pretended to be nice at first but became more and more controlling. I don't want you to think I understand how you feel because I don't, but I know how it feels to be verbally abused by someone.

• by Prameus
• 3 years ago

I have many people around me, and still I am alone. My parents never loved me. After 10 years, I lived with my dad for 3 years, and the nightmare just began. He tortured me without touch. He mentally destroyed me. The true me disappeared. People said why is this child acting so weird? And I was abused. Now people say, “You’re so funny,” and they can’t wait to spend time with me, but none of them truly look into my heart. If they did, they would see a child that is shattered, swimming in his own blood.

• by Olivia Rocha
• 4 years ago

I have a similar story. I'm 13 years old, almost 14. I was abused by my father for 2 years. After his father died, it got worse. Not only was he abusing me, but he was also abusing my mother and older brother. That went on for a year and a half until my mother kicked him out. January of 2020, she will be able to file for a divorce. I detest my father most of the time, but I still miss him. I used to think it was all my fault. I'm visiting him soon, and I'll keep this poem in mind. Love it!

• by Aprajita Upadhyay
• 5 years ago

I hate my father more than anything else in this world, not because he hurt me and my sibling but because he always hurt my mother, physically, verbally, and mentally. He always used abusive language with my mother. He is not a human being. He's crueler than an animal. He gave me and my siblings a lonely childhood.

• by Jennifer Hernandez
• 7 years ago

My "dad" physically, mentally, and sexually abused me. I hate him so much... it's his fault I'm in foster care for two years now and my family doesn't even care. They helped him escape from the police! The only person I have right now is my grandma, but I feel that I won't be back to my family anytime soon. He hurt me so much. I'm so depressed. It's his fault I am who I am now. I smoke weed, I cut myself, I take pills, and cry myself to sleep. Man, I hate him so much.

• by Ruby Rare
• 8 years ago

My father never once told me I was pretty like he always did with my sisters. At 59 years old, I finally realized that if he had, I would be an entirely different person than who I am today. Instead, I was left to make my own dreams come true which made me strong, independent, compassionate, valuable, and beautiful--first inside then outside. So today I said a profound thank you to him for never telling me that I was pretty. What did he say? Absolutely nothing. I took that as a "You're welcome".

Because that's who I am.

• by Nour, Denmark
• 9 years ago

I have cried for nights, this poem sounds like exactly what's on my mind. I've been asking God why this world is so cruel. Since I opened my eyes I can remember that you never were beside me. Even my birthday you can never remember. What about Mom? What did she do? She was good and always has been. I was afraid to tell people that you are my Dad even though you never cared. How can you sleep at night? How can you smile? How can you dare kill this little angel inside of me? You are not afraid of God? How can you be so bad with a heart made of stone? What about when I cry in front of you asking why you do this to us? You simply answer 'I'm sorry'. Sorry for what? Sorry for breaking my Mom's life? Or for killing my bro who was 6 months old ? Or for breaking my Childhood and future ? You're the worst person I've ever seen and I never loved you and I never will.