Dad

[killthepoet]

You wanted me to be a Dr.
I agreed
but really
I wanted to be a writer.

I sat there staring out the window
Looking for your car.
I had my favorite outfit on
I even drew a picture of us together.
He said he was coming almost 3 hours ago
We were supposed to go to the park.

I heard my mother on the phone in the other room
trying to muffle her voice,
"You told him you were fucking coming!"

He's coming.
I know it.
I wonder what he looks like now.
I can't wait to tell him about school.
I bet he remembered my birthday present this time.

So now I'm writing
Poems, not prescriptions.
And I remember you told me once,
"You can be anything you want to be"
Why didn't you want to be my dad?


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ORIGINAL

You wanted me to be a Dr.
I lied and agreed
but really
I wanted to be a writer.

I sat there staring out the window
I had my favorite outfit on
I even had this drawing I did for him.
He said he was coming almost 3 hours ago
We were supposed to go to the park.

I heard my mother on the phone in the other room
trying to muffle her voice,
"You told him you were fucking coming!"

He's coming.
I know it.
I wonder what he looks like now.
I can't wait to tell him about school.
Maybe he remembered my birthday present this time.

You told me I could be anything I wanted to
Out of all the things I could've chosen

I wanted to be a writer.