Love me Please

All I wanted was for you to love me
Christmas past with nothing from you
Mommy was kind enough to put
From mommy and daddy to act like you cared
I knew it was never from you
Make believe birthdays
With not even a happy 15th Birthday from you
Day spent waiting for you to pick me up
But you never did
Childhood dreams shattered
As I prayed within
Promised to take me to the park
You never did
Promised to teach me to ride a bike
You never did
Promised to come watch me play
You never did
I was so close to you but you were so far from me
I tried to shine for you
I won trophies for you
I wanted you to be proud
Don't you remember daddy the time I showed you my report card
Straight A's
You said don't bother me I'm busy
Leave me alone
Before I would spend time trying to perfect myself for you
So you can at least remember me
Notice me
Care about me
I tried so hard to only fail
Again, and Again
Standing in front of a mirror to see
Something that wasn't great to you
Hurt me so much
Taught me at least to be tough
Daddy I really only wanted one thing
I wanted you to love me