Stranger.

The lighting strikes,
The thunder rolls.
Blackness covers the sky,
And the night grows cold.

Rain drops slowly fall,
Blending in with my tears.
I walk down the road alone,
As I have for so many years.

The pain's hidden by a smile,
The hurt covered by a laugh.
I wish I could change what happened,
I wish that I could go back.

My past was truly carefree,
And I always looked forward to each day.
But things didn't turn out right,
All my happiness didn't stay.

The screaming, the fighting.
The verbal abuse.
You walked out on us,
But giving up we always refuse.

The name-calling, the swears,
The endless tears at night.
You made us all feel so worthless,
Like nothing we did was right.

You over-powered us,
And walked right out the door.
We weren't good enough for you,
You somehow wanted more.

You treated them as your own,
Acting like we were never even there.
Always putting them first,
And showing us you didn't care.

Family is supposed to be one,
Being always and forever.
But you moved on to a new family,
Wanting to see us never.

You left us with so much shame,
But luckily we moved on.
We realized we didn't need you,
Once you were finally gone.

I haven't seen you in so long,
Although it's been a very fast 5 years.
So much has changed since then,
And you leaving helped me conquer many fears.

We've found our own new happiness,
And our new family's love is pure.
I no longer even know who you are,
You're not my Dad.
You're a stranger.