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(Verse 1)

These lyrics echo, a trapped refrain,

A storm of thoughts, a relentless pain.

I want to speak, to bleed my soul,

But truth unveiled might take its toll.

Would sharing change the bitter taste?

Or leave the landscape, barren, waste?

(Verse 2)

Dear Dad, this birthday letter trembles so,

Not fear of words, but fate's strange flow.

A cruel coincidence, this day of birth,

You absent always, devoid of worth.

How could you sever, erase the past?

No memory stirred, no shadow cast?

No tears of regret for what you'd done?

You were a thief, and my childhood's gone.

(Verse 3)

I rage at God, how can I forgive

A man whose absence made my mother grieve?

Perhaps your reasons, I cannot know,

For leaving her, and watching us grow...

Alone. What had we done to earn this plight?

A son deprived of father's guiding light.

The stolen moments, a hollow ache,

Did you plant the seeds, my anxious mistake?

(Verse 4)

They say, "Don't play the victim," words unkind,

But they don't know the theft you left behind.

You had your chances, many, it's true,

But not one penny ever came from you.

Those who know this pain, they understand,

The empty space, the absence of a hand.

(Chorus)

These lyrics echo, a trapped refrain,

A storm of thoughts, a relentless pain.

I want to speak, to bleed my soul,

But truth unveiled might take its toll.

Would sharing change the bitter taste?

Or leave the landscape, barren, waste?

(Verse 5)

Dear Dad, I'm grown, a man at last,

A conversation's chance, the die is cast.

An apology yearned for, unspoken plea,

Don't carry this guilt into eternity.

The truth's a burden, heavy and real,

But face it, Dad, show how you feel.

A coward, I label, until proven wrong,

A punk in my eyes, where did we go wrong?

(Verse 6)

To abandon a wife, a new life begun?

The questions haunt, a setting sun.

What was so awful, to sever ties those years?

An idiot's choice, altering lives, and tears.

I'd say all of this, straight to your face,

You left your prize, you left this place.

(Chorus)

These lyrics echo, a trapped refrain,

A storm of thoughts, a relentless pain.

I want to speak, to bleed my soul,

But truth unveiled might take its toll.

Would sharing change the bitter taste?

Or leave the landscape, barren, waste?

(Verse 7)

Dear Dad, I'm a father, trying to mend,

The broken patterns, the bitter end.

I stumbled, Dad, in ways you knew,

There were times I wasn't there, it's true.

The guilt consumed, a heavy load,

Repeating the past, a dangerous road.

But now I see, I wake from the sleep,

Though lost to time, the promises deep.

(Verse 8)

No poem, no song can convey

The wrongs I've done along the way.

My child is grown, and yet, I learn,

A father's role, a lesson I yearns.

(Chorus)

These lyrics echo, a trapped refrain,

A storm of thoughts, a relentless pain.

I want to speak, to bleed my soul,

But truth unveiled might take its toll.

Would sharing change the bitter taste?

Or leave the landscape, barren, waste?

(Verse 9)

Dear Dad, this is the end,

And hopefully a new beginning, my friend.

What do you think of all this writing?

You're probably mad and dislike this inviting.

I can be reached at the number and address I sent,

Maybe we can meet and fix our tent.

Let's meet at a park,

The kind that me and you never went to because you were a shark.

You might not want to come because I seem really upset,

But don't be afraid, I'm here, and I learned to reset.

Well, if you never respond I know it's odd, but I do wish you happiness and good health,

It's time to forgive and make new stealth.

(Outro)

These lyrics echo, within my head,

Will speaking change what lies ahead?

Or will things simply stay the same?

A lingering wound, a burning flame.

These lyrics echo, a trapped refrain,

The endless questions, driving me insane.

Will speaking change? Will healing start?

Or leave me broken, with a shattered heart?