Last Chance
Poem To Dad From Angry Daughter
Analysis of Form and Technique
My heart aches, Dad,
For the things you won't do.
My soul breaks, Dad,
For all that we've been through.
Strained Father-Child Relationships
Published: June 2018
20 Strained Father-Child Poems
Some father-child relationships are strained or tense. Wounds exist that create frustration, anger, and distance.
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Featured Shared Story
My dad is a substance abuser. He is abusive physically, emotionally and mentally in every possible way imagine. Since I could remember he has degraded my mum, my brothers and me. My mum...
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Broken
Poem About Father Breaking Daughter's SpiritYou broke my trust for you
Just as you broke your promises.
You broke my love for you
Just as you can break a twig.Featured Shared StoryI can relate. My Dad is an alcoholic and he has crushed my heart. He has broken me beyond repair.
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Daddy
Absent Fatherin Father Poems
It seems like only yesterday
You wiped away my tears
As I called your name
To fight away my fears.Featured Shared StoryDear Father,
On this day I have nothing to look back at and reminisce. My memories of you are few. I can count on my fingers the times I have seen you, less than that the times we have... -
To My Dad
in Father Poems
I wonder what it's like
to not put up a fight
with someone you're supposed to love so dearly
and get some sleep at night.Featured Shared StoryI can really understand this poem I'm 14 and everytime me and my dad talked we would end up yelling at each other and the conversation would end with him hitting me or kicking me to the...
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Betrayal
Not Trusting FatherWe trusted you with all our hearts,
Just to find that you didn't care.
No more lies, no more cries.
It's all over; there's no more time.Featured Shared StoryFor years I felt I wasn't good enough for you, you only made me cry. Why were you always angry at me dad? All I did was try. I wanted to make you proud with the things I accomplished but...
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I'm Sorry...Dad
Poem About My Feelings Towards My FatherI'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.Featured Shared StoryMy dad was deported for being caught with drugs a few months before I was born. He wasn't there for any of my firsts. He didn't see me until I was a year old and we moved to Mexico. I grew up...
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Daddy's Little Girl
Poem About Growing Up Without A FatherBy Emma Sims
Age:12
I wish, I wish I was daddy's little girl,...Featured Shared StoryI'm 13 years old. I have a dad, but I want him to be with me. We talk on the phone and we say we love each other. But I want him here in my life. I want him to be on my side when my mom...
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Broken Hearted Daughter
Poem About a Strained Relationship with FatherPhotographs of you holding me in your arms,
You protected me from any kind of harm,
You influenced me to play guitar,
I was always your number one rock star.... -
Where Were You Daddy
Poem From A Hurt Daughterwhere were you when I was all alone
why weren't you here after I begged you to come home
how could you leave me here by myself, you were all I had
I had enough people to hurt me...Featured Shared StoryI wish I had a normal father just like my friends. A loving and caring support. Dad, you've done so much damage to me. It might not be visible to you since the scars you left are internal,...
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Long Time Gone
Daddy Tell Me You Love Me PoemHow long has it been since you wrapped me
in those strong and tough arms of yours?
How long are you gonna wait
to tell me that you are proud of me?...Featured Shared StoryThank you for writing this. When my dad first left I thought no one would understand how I feel about my dad he was my hero when I was young now he is gone and it feels like he doesn't love...
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