I Wish I Had

I wished I had
A family
A father, a mother
A sister and me

Then we can
Be as one
Do what other families
Have for fun

Daddy could bring
Me fishing again
Or play in puddles
After a heavy rain

Mommy could also
Buy toys for us
Maybe I could get
That big, yellow bus

A younger sister
Would be fun
She'd always be
My number one

On Sundays it would
Be our Family Day
Maybe we all could
Go out and play

Dad would ask
How was school
Were you naughty?
Did you break a rule?

Mom would teach
Me my sums
Pass my test
And beat the rest!

My sister would
Play with her dolls
And make-believe
In the cosy hall

But reality
Knocks my head
Asking me
To wake up instead

I already had
A family
My father and mother
My sister and me

But we aren't
Like others around
There is no love
To be found

Daddy will never
Bring me fishing again
He left us
In the pouring rain

Mommy's changed
For the worst
Staying home
Quitting as a nurse

My sister's all grown
But things are awry
We haven't spoken for
Six years already

Sundays are
No longer Family Day
We don't get
Together anyway

Dad never calls
Or cares about me
He's just got
His own family

Mom sits in front
Of the comp all day
We pass each other
With nothing to say

My sister hardly returns
Or does so really late
Whenever she's back
There's an air of hate

I guess I'm better off
Without a family
No father, no mother
Not sister, no me