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21 Strained Father-Child Poems

Some father-child relationships are strained or tense. Wounds exist that create frustration, anger, and distance.

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Last Chance
- By Stefanie
- Published: August 2008
Poem To Dad From Angry Daughter

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My heart aches, Dad,
For the things you won't do.
My soul breaks, Dad,
For all that we've been through.

My heart aches, Dad,
For the things you won't do.
My soul breaks, Dad,
For all that we've been through.

I fear it's too late, Dad,
To mend my broken heart.
I'm so full of hate, Dad,
I don't know where to start.

You took away my hope, Dad,
That I would ever be loved,
And now I'm left to cope, Dad,
As I watch you love your son.

I want to scream and yell, Dad,
But I fear my voice will crack.
I want so much to tell you, Dad,
That I can't always take you back.

Please listen to my words, Dad,
For they are all that I can say.
I want you to treat me like I'm yours, Dad,
And not just throw me away.

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My Wish For Freedom
- By Casy M. Dulin
- Published: February 2006
in Father Child Poems

Daddy left when I was one year old.
He needed to work some things out, or that's what I was told.
He came and left a few times,
Always the same excuses and lies.

Daddy left when I was one year old.
He needed to work some things out, or that's what I was told.
He came and left a few times,
Always the same excuses and lies.
He switched from one job to another
And found a new girlfriend, one after the other.
Just when my mom and I are doing perfectly fine,
He promises that he's back to stay this time.
Spent 10 days in jail after a fight,
And for 13 years I've cried myself to sleep at night.
He wants us to be a perfect family again,
But it never will be, not now nor then
So let it go, dad, and let me be.
For the rest of my life, just let me be free.
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Daddy
- By Monique
- Published: March 2008
Absent Father

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It seems like only yesterday
You wiped away my tears
As I called your name
To fight away my fears.

It seems like only yesterday
You wiped away my tears
As I called your name
To fight away my fears.

When you didn't respond,
I knew you weren't coming back.
I realized then you left me
And that you were to slack.

Are you alive?
Or are you dead?
Do you love me? And do you care?
Sometimes I wonder what's going through your head.

Dad,
Always keep to your heart
That I miss you,
And my love for you will never part.
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Through His Eyes
- By Morgan Piper
- Published: February 2008
Divorced And Missing Father

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As I peered into the eyes of the man I knew to be my dad,
I saw nothing.
No honor, no strength,
No humanity, no compassion.

As I peered into the eyes of the man I knew to be my dad,
I saw nothing.
No honor, no strength,
No humanity, no compassion.
Nothing but a black hole,
created by lies,
broken promises,
and everlasting deception.
But as I took one last look...I realized,
that just because a man is given the title of a dad doesn't make him one.
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Does My Daddy Love Me?
- By Eboni Richardson
- Published: February 2006
in Father Poems

Does my daddy love me when he doesn't talk to me?
Does my daddy love me when he doesn't spend time with me?
Does my daddy love me when he doesn't make me feel special?
Does my daddy love me when he doesn't call me see how I'm doing?

Does my daddy love me when he doesn't talk to me?
Does my daddy love me when he doesn't spend time with me?
Does my daddy love me when he doesn't make me feel special?
Does my daddy love me when he doesn't call me see how I'm doing?
Does my daddy love me when he hasn't been to my birthday in 7 years?
Dose my daddy love me?
Really? If so, how come he doesn't show it?
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To My Dad
- By Cassi
- Published: May 2009
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.

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.

I look through these photos
of me and you together,
pictures of you and me smiling
in nice or raining weather.

I wish we could go back to that,
smiling together every day,
but now it's the occasional smile;
it's just not the same today.

Now I'm all grown up.
I'm smart and strong-willed.
You're still much smarter than me,
and your strength just keeps on building.

I'm tired of these fights
and you making me mad.
When I try to get along,
the results just end up sad.

So I'll keep trying
for the moon and stars above.
I may not act like it, Daddy,
but you I will always love.
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Betrayal
- By Mitsuko Paul
- Published: July 2008
Not Trusting Father

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We 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.

We 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.
You had your chance to make it right,
But you just gave up the fight.
How can we believe you now?
You broke our hearts once again
And we're not proud of what you did.
All the cries we gave to you,
All the time we spent with you.
How could you treat us like you do?
We loved you and this is what we get.
A part of us wants to let it go, but the rest of us just said no.
This is how I feel right now,
and I just had to let it out.
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Father, Not Dad
- By Janet L. Peterman
- Published: February 2006
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You gave me life and
Watched me come into this world,
Saw me grow up,
Saw me fall.

You gave me life and
Watched me come into this world,
Saw me grow up,
Saw me fall.

You gave a paycheck and
Watched me grow up from afar.
Saw that I became a young woman,
Saw me make my own decisions.

You gave me money for college and
Watched from the sidelines as I entered.
Saw me graduate,
Saw me move on.

You gave your blessings and
Watched me get married.
Saw me move,
Saw me start a family.

Throughout all this
You never listened,
You drank way too much,
You were never really there.
You never cared what was important.
You treated outsiders better than family.
You were never really a Dad.
You were just a father.
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I'm Sorry...Dad
- By Shayla Pearl H.
- Published: April 2015
Poem About My Feelings Towards My Father

in Dad Poems by Teens

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.

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.

I'm sorry you missed tucking me in at night.
I'm sorry you missed turning off my light.
I'm sorry you missed me getting my first fright.
And I'm sorry you weren't there to tell me it's alright.

I'm sorry you never really cared,
Never bothered to make a call.
In fact, I'm not sorry in the slightest bit.
I'm not sorry at all.

You should be sorry,
Sorry to me,
And sorry to all of us,
For what you couldn't be.

A Dad is supposed to love,
Protect, worship and care.
A Dad is supposed to do all of this,
But most importantly be there.

But you couldn't provide,
Protect or care.
You couldn't worship.
And you couldn't be there

Because you made the choice
To never try with me.
Sure, you're on and off now,
But it's just too late, you see.

I mean, I get it now.
And although this makes me sad...
You will always be my father.
You'll just never be my Dad.
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Broken
- By Sarah R.Ramsey
- Published: April 2008
Poem About Father Breaking Daughter's Spirit

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You broke my trust for you
Just as you broke your promises
You broke my love for you
Just as you can break a twig...

You broke my trust for you
Just as you broke your promises
You broke my love for you
Just as you can break a twig
You smashed my heart into a million pieces
Just as you can give a shirt a thousand creases
So now you got me broken inside
Sometimes now I just want to hide
You never cared for me that's why I feel broken
And you know that I'm not at all joking
You never loved me
That's why I'm choking up with tears
You never listened to me
It's like you didn't have ears
Your heart is cold; it's always been pitch black
And now you made my heart have a huge crack
Whenever I stood up
You shoved me back down
You always acted like I wasn't around
And when I had the guts to say something
You only ignored me
That's why sunshine
Is something you'll never see
That's also why you'll never be
Like a father to me
Whenever I spoke up you hushed me
Whenever I told you something you shushed me
That's why I'm leaving you behind
But unfortunately only in my mind
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Daddy's Little Girl
- By Emma R. Sims
- Published: February 2006
Poem About Growing Up Without A Father

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By Emma Sims
Age:12

I wish, I wish I was daddy's little girl,...

By Emma Sims
Age:12

I wish, I wish I was daddy's little girl,
I would have a dance with him; into his arms I'd twirl.
I would have someone to hold me close when I get too scared,
Instead I have to dream about it with my best friend Brittany Baird.

It's so hard to talk about it,
Why can't it just be true?
Why did you have to leave me?
Please come back, can't I talk to you?

But none of this will happen,
As I sit here and I cry.
No daddy to share my feelings with,
Why me, God, why?

I'm so glad that mama's here,
As she tickles me to the ground.
But now she's all I've got,
Since you're never around.

My mother's always there for me,
And helps me when I need it.
You weren't there when I needed you most,
Not even a little bit.

I think of all my other friends,
Who have their dads by their sides.
It makes me so mad,
That I just want to run and hide.

Why, why did you have to leave me?
I think as I sit in my bed.
All of these terrible thoughts of you
Are tearing through my head.

Sometimes it gets too painful,
As if I'm going to die.
Instead I sit perched on my bed,
Trying not to cry.

I'm trying to forget it now,
I'm trying really hard.
But in my mind I can't forget,
My heart is far too scarred.

God, why do you hate me?
Did I do something wrong?
Why must you keep this pain in me,
For so very long?

Daddy,
It's not really how it sounds.
It's like I'm a lonely dog
Being taken to the pound.

Couldn't you just suck it up
And try to work it through?
I just want to hear those words from you
That say "I love you."

But none of that is really true,
I hate the way I think of you.
A terrible coldhearted man,
I wish that you could understand.

As I write this poem
I can't help, it I just tear.
I wonder what it would be like
If you would just be here.

Couldn't you try and love me?
Let's give it a whirl.
Wouldn't it be nice if I could be
Daddy's little girl?
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Broken Hearted Daughter
- By Tarryn Miller
- Published: June 2014
Poem About a Strained Relationship with Father

in Dad Poems by Teens

Photographs 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....

Photographs 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.

You looked so proud to be my dad,
But now every day you look so sad,
I wonder why you turned into this,
You're violent with your tone and not your fists.

I'm thankful you're not abusive physically,
But you turn my emotions into misery,
Money seems like your only desire,
You're only happy when your income is higher.

Why can't you just be happy and smile,
It could make you feel better for awhile,
You never wipe my tears as they fall,
The problem between us is far from small.

There is an empty spot in my soul,
Our relationship is taking a toll,
I love you with all my heart,
I don't want our relationship to fall apart.

It's holding on by one last thread,
I regret the bad things that I said,
Can't you realize the expression across my face,
It's drawn with dark colors of disgrace.

But I guess you just can't see,
How much you really mean to me,
I wish I could have a dad and not just a father,
That would always be there for his daughter.

You never care what I have to say,
Tears fill my eyes as I look away,
I cannot hide my pain any longer,
Please change soon or I'll be a goner.
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Where Were You Daddy
- By Angela
- Published: October 2011
Poem From A Hurt Daughter

in Dad Poems by Teens

where 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...

where 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
I needed my dad

you promised you'll always be here to pick me up when I'll fall
you told me if I ever needed anything,
all I had to do was call
I must have called you a million times that day
I just needed to hear your voice
I needed to know you were okay
but you didn't even answer,
you didn't even say good-bye
I guess you were too drunk to remember about me
or maybe you were just too high

I needed you, Daddy,
I needed you to love me more
but you weren't thinking about me
when you walked out that door

it's sad that you did what you told me every other guy would
if my own dad couldn't love me
I don't see how any guy could

I hated you because you left me here with no one
even now you haven't apologized for anything you've done
you say I need to forgive you, but how when you never even said sorry
who stuck by you right or wrong,
wasn't it me?

just like the typical guy you couldn't love me or appreciate the things I did
I don't even know who you are
you're not the man I looked up to as a kid

I want him back, I want my dad!!
don't you see? nothing else mattered,
he was all I ever had
he was the only one who put me first before everything else
we were a team, Dad
how could you leave me here by myself?

since the first day you left, there's been this space I've so desperately trying to fill
no one understands anymore and these cuts are the only way I numb the pain I feel
I found a way to fill the space, but it's only temporary
they can't erase the pain I've been through
you said I'll always be your baby
Dad, what did I do?!
These boys can't take the insecurities you caused
no matter what they do or say
you were supposed to be here, Daddy,
to take the hurt away

I just want everything to be like it was before you decided it was easier to leave,
before you forgot all the things you promised,
before your drugs meant more to you than me,

I just wish this would all stop,
I wish I could make it all okay
I can't forget 2 years ago
I still blame myself, I should've made you stay
but you should have known better
I would never have wanted you to go
you were my protector, Daddy
you weren't supposed to hurt me; you were suppose to be my hero
but you did hurt me, Dad, and you can't take it back
it'll never be the same
I've become so insecure and you're the one to blame
even if you realize you were wrong and come home tonight
it's done so much damage trying to fill that space
nothing you do will ever make it right

I made some big mistakes trying get your attention
I'm sorry, I cant' take it back no matter how bad I want to
I'm ashamed of my choices, you can be mad and hate me but if I deserve that
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Long Time Gone
- By Nicole Mezzapelle
- Published: February 2006
Daddy Tell Me You Love Me Poem

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How 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?...

How 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?
Tell me now, stop acting like nothing's wrong
I can see right through you,
I don't wanna disappoint you at all
I wanna make you cry so much because you're proud of me
You used to let me lie there in your arms
and mess around with your watch,
just listening to it tick back and fourth
Kneeling at the end of my bed,
I just cry waiting for you to tell me
everything's going to be ok
Just take me away again and farther this time
You use to fill my cup when it was dry, Why did you stop?
You'd pick me up when I fail, but now you don't even notice
I'm falling and I'm longing for you, just you
You used to tell me, just try your best. That's what it's all about
But now you sweep up my dreams and hopes and tell me I can do better,
instead of encouraging me
How long are you gonna wait to tell me
that you love me and you're proud of me?
Oh, long time gone, I miss those times
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Hey Daddy, Please Come Back
- By Jesse-Ryan G. Debenport
- Published: February 2006
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Hey Daddy,

There are a couple of things I think you missed
So write this down, make a little list.

Hey Daddy,

There are a couple of things I think you missed
So write this down, make a little list.
Here are a couple of things that I want you to remember
That sometimes you seem to forget.
You're not the only one.
There are also a couple of things that I need to fix.

Hey Daddy,

Don't forget to tell me you love me.
Don't be too embarrassed to grab me and hug me.
If it makes you feel better, go ahead and slug me.

Hey Daddy,

No matter how much you bug me,
Just know that I enjoy your company,
Laughing when you make fun of me.

Hey Daddy,

I'll try and set aside the girls
At least one day a week
So you won't get so mad at me
So we can hop in the truck and go four-wheeling.

Hey Daddy,

Remind me to give you a hug goodnight.
I never want you to feel
Like I'm leaving you out to dry.
Don't be afraid to grab my hand
Just because it doesn't feel right.
I never wanna regret
Not doing it later on in life.

Hey Daddy,

Please hang on to me.
I'm growing up way too fast.
Too much of the future,
Not enough of the present day or past.

Hey Daddy,

Please don't let me go.
I want these years to last.
I just wish I could let you know
How much I don't want you to leave,
How much I appreciate your company.

Hey Daddy,

I'm not gonna tell you to walk a little slower.
I'll just catch up.
I'm not gonna tell you that you're leading my life.
I'm just gonna tell you to show your love.

Hey Daddy,

I didn't want you to see the tears in my eyes
When I was standing there waving goodbye.
I didn't want you to get on that plane.
I didn't want you to take that flight.

Hey Daddy,

Ford looked up to me as you pulled away.
He said on the verge of tears,
"Jesse, I don't want Daddy to go to work today."
In the back of my mind
I recalled all of the fun over the years.

Hey Daddy,

I promise I tried to hold back the tears,
But I couldn't; I cried, it hurt so bad.
I could've died, it made me so mad
To know that I couldn't stop you from leaving.
Now the whole family is grieving,
But no one is as hurt as I am.
I lost my best friend when you left.
I lost my Buddy, my Brother, my Friend.

Hey Daddy,

I can't write anymore,
The tears are falling and the ink is fading.
I haven't really been myself lately.

Hey Daddy,

I just couldn't hold back.
Cut me some slack.

Hey Daddy,

Please come back.

Hey Daddy,
Friend
Brother
Dad
Please Come Back

Love Always,
Your Son,
Jesse Debenport
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Only If You Knew, Dad?
- By Frankie R. Remond
- Published: February 2006
Plea For Love

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Dad,
Why won't you listen to me?
Please hear my silent plea you so often ignore.
Why can't you see my pain?

Dad,
Why won't you listen to me?
Please hear my silent plea you so often ignore.
Why can't you see my pain?
Just once, I wish you'd say,
"I love you simply because you are you."
Why can't you admire my compassion? My soul?
Why have you never heard my plea?
A plea to understand who I am.
I grew up believing
everything you did was right.
I tried so hard to please you,
Yet I always fell short of your expectations.
Why did I fail to win your love?
Why have you never heard me cry?
Why have you never listened to me?
You have heard my words,
but you never understood what I was trying to say.
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Regret
- By Andrew Karalis
- Published: February 2006
in Father Poems

My only regret is tomorrow,
for the past is full of sorrow.
I don't know how, or why, or even when,
but it probably occurred to me when you turned ten.

My only regret is tomorrow,
for the past is full of sorrow.
I don't know how, or why, or even when,
but it probably occurred to me when you turned ten.
Those days in the past when I stood watch on Navy quarterdecks and piers;
I couldn't get home in time to rest those fears
of you not knowing me or wanting to know me,
because I couldn't spend time with you while awake.
I think about it now, and I shake, quiver, and tremble.
You scream, "You don't know me!"
I answer silently that I don't even know who I resemble.
My son has turned totally against me and all that I have done
while serving my country honorably and faithfully.
Yet, he doesn't know me, nor do I know him because of my job.
My time in the Navy is nearly over, with 19 years of experience under my belt.
But I can't forget the way I've felt.
Regret is a heavy burden to bear, and to lighten the load,
I'll intersperse highlights of my career whenever I share,
along with the sorrow that I was not there.
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Daddy Never Came Around
- By TIFFANY J. HARLOW
- Published: February 2006
in Father Child Poems

I saw you once when I was two.
I remember it so vividly, as if the memory was new.
It would have meant so much to me
if you would have come around.

I saw you once when I was two.
I remember it so vividly, as if the memory was new.
It would have meant so much to me
if you would have come around.
You could have been the man to wipe away all my frowns.
Growing up, I used to wonder what you were like.
Did you care?
Why did all my friends have daddies but you weren't there?
I can't ask you these questions
because you're no longer alive.
You passed away, and I cried and cried.
It might be selfish of me for not crying
because I truly cared for my dad that passed
but more for not getting things off my chest I needed to say.
Deep down I don't know how to feel.
This is my way of expressing
My pain is real.
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My Daddy's A Stranger
- By Aly
- Published: January 2009
in Father Poems

Looking back to when you use to be the #1 Daddy,
you would give me piggyback rides,
give me candy whenever mommy wasn't looking,
read me stories before tucking me into bed,

Looking back to when you use to be the #1 Daddy,
you would give me piggyback rides,
give me candy whenever mommy wasn't looking,
read me stories before tucking me into bed,
and hug me when I was scared.
As the years went on and I matured
and things began to change.
"Daddy" became "Dad,"
piggyback rides turned into rides in the car.
You would punish me for eating sweets before dinner.
Help on homework was as close to a bedtime story as I'd get,
and things are now talked out when I'm scared.
Yes, those things changed so unwillingly,
but there's one thing that will always be scarred inside my heart.
The day I met your new employee;
this person wasn't like the others you have hired,
because this one was a woman.
I knew something was going to happen.
I never thought this was going to be it.
Tears started flowing down my face
as mom told me you were cheating on her.
Most of all it, hurt my heart
that you would fall for someone who had hurt your daughter's feelings in the past.
Mommy told you that I knew.
How I wish I never ever knew
That my father betrayed those we thought he loved!
As I sit next to him,
I feel like I'm next to a stranger.
Someone I know nothing about anything at all.
How I wish my Daddy could be here.
The one to hug me. to not be scared anymore.
That daddy is only a memory now and nothing more.
'Cause my Daddy's a stranger,
nothing else at all.
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If Only
- By Amber J. Bozile
- Published: February 2006
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If only you were there to stand by me,
to be there when I cry,
to see me when I leave.
If only you were there to be right by my side,

If only you were there to stand by me,
to be there when I cry,
to see me when I leave.
If only you were there to be right by my side,
to help me when I am hurt, to break away my cries.
If only you were there to see me, dad, maybe someday I won't be as sad.
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