1. I'm Sorry...Dad
I'm sorry you missed the day I came home.
I'm sorry you left my Mum all alone.
I'm sorry you missed the first time I walked.
And I'm sorry you missed the first time I talked.
Published: February 2020
These are poems I keep coming back to almost every month . Some are very meaningful , some are just plain sad and some are about things I am yet to experience but am excited about.
I'm sorry you missed the day I came home.
I'm sorry you left my Mum all alone.
I'm sorry you missed the first time I walked.
And I'm sorry you missed the first time I talked.
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