'Where's Daddy? ' Poem by Maurice Harris
'Where's Daddy? '
A small child cries out in the night,
As she longs for a Father who can not be there;
If she wishes long and hard enough, he might
Just show up one day, so that they may share
In one another's lives once again-
Allowing time's healing to finally begin!
'Where's Daddy? ' she asks, seemingly out of nowhere;
Her Mother cannot provide a proper answer-
She pretends all the while that she really does care,
Yet, her self-contempt has already spread, like a cancer!
The child has finally started to realize
That 'Mommy' is precisely what she was taught to despise:
She wears a mask, hiding her vicious lies;
The child ios left heart-broken-in a world of 'whys? '!
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8/21/2025 4:15:51 AM # 1.0.0
Maurice this has truly hit me hard you words are so painful to me but I cannot thank you enough for sharing this write, I never say this on my comments but please if you find the time please take a look at my work as the subject is parallel to this piece, and my work is all about what is really going on in my daughters and my life right now. You poem sent a shiver down my spine as you could of written it from my daughter room, please read My Child it was my first write when our troubles began it is very short and would not take any time at all, I am going to add you as a friend as although I have not read anything else you have done yet I'm sure your work will touch me deeply. Sorry for the long comment but this piece really got to me Exalt! ! ! Jon