the night i grew up too fast

Daddy, where did you go?

Why was forgetting your pain put before me?

You would say that you loved me after leaving my skin red and sore.

You would yell at Mommy after goodnights were said.

Daddy, why can’t I remember?

Why is my mind as empty as the words “I love you”?

I can’t remember why I flinch when you stand to close.

I don’t undertand the flips my stomach does when I hear your voice.

Daddy, what happened to you?

Where did Daddy’s Little Princesess go?

Why did you let a phone call tear apart what I knew to be happiness?

Why did you let me feel like I am nothing but a shadow of your mistakes?

Daddy, who are you now?