He's Gone Again

by Katie   Mar 19, 2007


He held her close
As she cried her eyes out
She missed him so
He had been gone for far too long
He still drank
But she didn't care
She missed her father
She can get passed his wrongs
But are there too many?
He's an awful man
She loves him though
He's never been there for her
He barely knows her
Why does she care?

He held her hand
He knew she was too young to understand
Others knew differently
She knew as well as he did
Her daddy was leaving again
She understood
His young daughter grabbed him
She didn't want to let go
"Why are you leaving me again?"
She whispered through the sobs

Though she knew, she was confused
He was never there
Now he's gone again
After hugging him one last time
She screamed and cried
He walked out the door
Never looking back
How could he do it?
Leaving his last daughter like this
He's done it before
But it wasn't to her
The siblings she's never known
Only heard of
Is it her turn?
To say goodbye for good?

He's gone again
Forever lost
He'll forget her too
She misses him more
More than he'll ever know
He's nothing
Nothing but an angry drunk
That's all he'll ever be
He's gone again
Never to be seen

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  • 17 years ago

    by Tammie

    That was a really heartfelt poem. So much emotion, and attention to detail in explaining the story. I'm terribly sorry if this happened to you. The story was told well and I like that it's structured differently to the poems I usually read. A great write. 5/5

    Tammie

  • 17 years ago

    by Jessica

    She can get passed his wrongs
    ^ It should be "past"

    Awh, that was so sad hunni. I hope its not true. The emotion in this was very strong and really shone out. The flow was good as were the heartfelt descriptions. Nicely done 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by sibyllene

    This is definitely a style of poem that I don't generally read, so that was kind of cool. I like that you're dealing with a complex, multi-layered issue here. I think there are some places where you could change the wording, to transform "saying" into something more poetic. For example, "cried her eyes out." It's not like the line has to be beautiful, because sometimes poetry shows the darker side of life, but "crying one's eyes out" just isn't that pleasing of a phrase, you know? lol. finally, I like the fact that you suggest some sort of rhythm or repetition, because this guy has left her siblings before. if you played that up even more, i think that would be sweet.

    on a side note - man, you have a lot of poems! kudos to you

  • 17 years ago

    by Nikki

    Good job 5/5

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