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Dear Dad

September 25, 2011
By TaylorBreanne PLATINUM, Sandston, Virginia
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM, Sandston, Virginia
24 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I write to escape reality. I write to be free. I write because I can lie or tell the truth. I write because I love it. I write because...that's the real me. I am a writer..." -TaylorBreanne


If you saw me on the street,
Would you stop and talk to me,
Or would you walk right past me,
A stranger you didn’t see.

I often think of you,
Do you ever think of me?
One day I hope we meet,
You’ll be so proud of me.

I want to share so much with you,
Like all my favorite things.
There’s so many things we could do,
So much you haven’t seen.

Fourteen years ago,
You left her all alone,
Not even born then,
How could you let us go?

I always wondered,
Why my daddy wasn’t there,
Mommy says you love me,
And that you care.

So do you ever think of me,
The way I think of you?
Mommy says I look like you,
I wonder if its true,
Don’t you?

Time goes by so fast,
I’m growing everyday,
I’m starting to look different,
That’s why I wonder everyday.

If you saw me on the street,
Would you stop and talk to me,
Or would you look right past me,
Your own daughter, that you didn’t see?



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Kipitama said...
on Feb. 22 2012 at 8:59 am
Kipitama, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." (Bartoletti, Campbell)

I actually just wrote a poem called"Dear Daddy". That's why I checked this out. I can totally relate. Great job!

on Feb. 6 2012 at 7:56 am
SuNshiNe007 ELITE, Magee Ms., Mississippi
120 articles 0 photos 306 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never Give Up, And Know That God Will Always Love You!

Wow! love this! Great Job. I hope you will meet your dad one day. Keep up the great work! Id love to read more:)

on Nov. 24 2011 at 2:35 pm
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM, Sandston, Virginia
24 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I write to escape reality. I write to be free. I write because I can lie or tell the truth. I write because I love it. I write because...that's the real me. I am a writer..." -TaylorBreanne

Thank you so much! :)

on Nov. 24 2011 at 2:22 pm
ReadWriteBreathe PLATINUM, Pocatello, Idaho
24 articles 4 photos 114 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you" Tyler Durden Fight Club

I absolutely love this. Just a few hours ago, my dad whom I haven't seen in more than eleven years texted me asking if he could call me. But i got scared and said no. It made me think about all the things that you wonder about in this poem. Amazing job

on Nov. 4 2011 at 12:47 pm
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM, Sandston, Virginia
24 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I write to escape reality. I write to be free. I write because I can lie or tell the truth. I write because I love it. I write because...that's the real me. I am a writer..." -TaylorBreanne

Awh, Thank you! Sorry about you're Mom, that must've been really hard.

on Nov. 4 2011 at 10:19 am
amahzing_grace GOLD, Prattville, Alabama
12 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

this is really good! i understand the pain behind something like this. my mom gave me up when i was 3. i was adopted at 6 but it's still hard. i love this poem. (:

on Nov. 1 2011 at 11:09 am
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM, Sandston, Virginia
24 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I write to escape reality. I write to be free. I write because I can lie or tell the truth. I write because I love it. I write because...that's the real me. I am a writer..." -TaylorBreanne

Thank you so much!

fdbfdsf said...
on Oct. 30 2011 at 7:33 am
fdbfdsf, Bangalore, Other
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This is really good. It's raw emotion, and I can't help but imagine myself in your shoes. There's just this feeling you get when you read words that have been poured out straight from a soul. I got that feeling just now. Keep writing your truth, you're really good at it :)

SamiLou SILVER said...
on Oct. 27 2011 at 2:00 pm
SamiLou SILVER, Lee&#39s Summit, Missouri
6 articles 0 photos 51 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia"
-John Green (Looking For Alaska)

Goodness! this gave me the chills! i love this! i love how you refer to your parents as "Mommy" and "Daddy". It gives the poem such an innocent and helpless tone and i just love everything about this!

on Oct. 26 2011 at 6:01 pm
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM, Sandston, Virginia
24 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I write to escape reality. I write to be free. I write because I can lie or tell the truth. I write because I love it. I write because...that's the real me. I am a writer..." -TaylorBreanne

Wow! Thank you! Yall's comments mean so much to me!

on Oct. 24 2011 at 11:20 am
JTboiiDrama PLATINUM, Chicago, Illinois
27 articles 0 photos 46 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is what it is

I love this!! It has a  hidden message that you get when you finish it and It's just fantastic please write more

on Oct. 19 2011 at 6:59 pm
TheWordSmith SILVER, Placerville, California
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This is really really good!! The amazing thing is, is that I could feel the same emotions while I was reading that were conveyed in the poem, even though I've never been in this situation. That takes skill on the author's part to be able to reach audiences that haven't shared similar experiences. 5/5 stars!

Taylor D. said...
on Oct. 13 2011 at 12:56 pm
Thanks!! That means alot! Can Y'all check out my other poems please? I'll do the same for you! :)

BluBliss GOLD said...
on Oct. 13 2011 at 4:57 am
BluBliss GOLD, New York, New York
14 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Bella's love for Edward was like, "Omg. He's hot. He's mine because he sparkles. Now I'll brood the wholle book while I'm with him."

G.od, I love this. Five stars. Jeez, its so true, this whole poem, its jsut so true. thanks for writing it.

on Oct. 9 2011 at 8:06 pm
Kev-Girl SILVER, Plymouth, Indiana
5 articles 0 photos 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure. :)

Love is the breath of God, and prayer is the melody that makes it sing.

If you cant annoy someone, there's no point in writing.

Love is overrated, marry for money.

I really like this! Great job! 5/5!

AshleyMarie said...
on Oct. 9 2011 at 5:30 pm
Wow, this was amazing. I'm crying. Keep up the good work!