Daddy Wasn’t Home-Henry Appiah

Daddy Wasn’t Home
When I breathed air for the first time, daddy wasn’t home
When I made my first friend, daddy wasn’t home
When I made a card for Father’s Day, daddy wasn’t home
When I saw someone die for the first time, daddy wasn’t home
When I fell in love for the first time, daddy wasn’t home
When I got into my first fight, daddy wasn’t home
Whenever I smiled, daddy wasn’t home
When I became an adult, daddy wasn’t home
When I learned to hate, daddy wasn’t home
When I got charged for assault, daddy wasn’t home
When I gave up on love, daddy wasn’t home
When I murdered for the first time, daddy wasn’t home
When mommy discovered that she was dying, daddy wasn’t home
When I made my first friend in jail, daddy wasn’t home
When I took my last breath alive, daddy still wasn’t home