Empty chair

You left a silence in the hallway,

An empty chair at every meal.

I kept on asking where you’d gone,

But no one said what they could feel.

You were the shadow I could never chase,

A name I whispered, but never faced.Father, why did you walk away?

Was I too small for you to stay?

You left your blood but not your hand,

And I can’t learn to understand.

All I wanted was your voice,

But you gave meI drew your face in faded lines,

Pretended you’d come back one day.

But broken promises don’t heal,

They only teach a heart to fray.

You were the ghost behind the door,

The love I begged for, nothing more.Father, why did you walk away?

Was I too small for you to stay?

You left your blood but not your hand,

And I can’t learn to understand.

All I wanted was your voice,

But you gave me no choice.

Now I’m stronger than your leaving,

But the scars remain inside.

I’ll build a life without your presence,

But part of me has always cried.Father, I learned to live without,

But I still wonder what you’re about.

You left your blood but not your hand,

And I may never understand.

I was your daughter, I was your chance,

But you walked away without a glance.