Boo!

I’m nervous about today; my Grandparents say they have a surprise in store for me. They won’t give me any hints as to what it is. They’ve been getting ready in the bathroom, as I stare out the window, hoping to find some sort of clue. I’m ready to call it quits, as a vehicle pulls up. In the driver’s seat of the truck is my Dad. This isn’t possible, he lives too far away to just show up unannounced. I spring up, and run out to see him, my arms wide.

“Daddy! What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to surprise you Boo.” (Boo is the nickname he gave me back when I was still in diapers. He’s never not called me it.)

“You drove all this way just to surprise me? I really doubt that, why are you here?”

He grinned, “Because I love you!”

I pulled out of our embrace, looked him in the eyes and whispered, “I love you too Daddy.”

In Progress

Because I
Never wondered where you were that night
Never asked
I wouldn’t question what you said
To me, all those times,
Even though I know you lied to me, I still tried.
Always coming back to you, broken down,
Defeated
You never cared for me at all, like you said, there’s no way,
You would have treated me, the way you did, had you loved me,
That’s how I know it was a lie,
You’re no good, by my side,
Now I’ve got to let you go, and move on with my life,
Baby just let me walk away, from you,
This time,
Because I’m running out of words to say to you,
You’ve left me one too many for me to just forget,
All the words and rumours spread, about you,
They were true,
Why can’t you stop will all the lies, to me,
And just be,
Honest with yourself for once, and with me?
Now just go.
I can’t stand to look you in the eyes one last time,
It’s no use,
I already know the you inside, so I beg,
I cry,
Please just leave me, this, time.