#47 Fatherless 16 Year Old Boy

I wrote this poem on my 16th birthday - to my Dad who committed suicide when I was eight years old. It was hard to write, because I miss him so much; and still to this day wonder why he did it. It's hard trying to grow up to be a man without his guidance, but I feel my poem sums up everything I feel.

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Teen Poems

Fatherless 16 Year Old Boy

by Stuart Mora

I miss you so much, I don't know what to say;
I wish you were here with me on this day.

All my love for you, I wish I could tell;
But I can't express it so I'm living this hell.

It was your decision, but the wrong one to make;
At night I wonder why and lie there awake.

But I still have no answer to this question I ask;
People tell me there isn't one - just put it in the past.

I still can't do this - you meant to much to me;
Because you took half my heart I hope this you see.

You shouldn't have done it and left me this way;
I still don't know why to this very day.

So I hope you're looking down on me while I'm still here;
Because I can't wait another day to meet you up there.

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catherine

I have the same thoughts going through my mind and ive never known how to express myself about my moms suicide. This poem brings it all to life, exactly how i feel.
cricket

hey im so sorry about your dad but just remember that hes always looking down on you and that he loves you.
JESSICA

HEY I KNOW HOW IT FEELS CUZ I WENT THROUGH LIFE JUST WONDERING WHY MY FATHER DID SUCH A THING. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO IT THEY JUST THINK LIFE IS VERY DEPRESSING AND IT HURTS ME WHEN PEOPLE IN MY SCHOOL OR MY TEACHERS ASK ME WHAT DOES MY FATHER DO AND I HAVE TO TELL THEM I DONT HAVE ONE AND IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART TO RESTATE IT. SO YOUR POEMS MEANS ALOT 2 ME. SO JUST KEEP THOSE GOOD MEMORTYS OF HIM WITH YOU AND WALK IN THEM WHEN YOU THINK OF HIM. JESS
Fiona

WoW. this poem was great. im close to my dad and i dont know wat i would have done if something like this happened to me. your strong to be ablr to put it all out in words
Hope

I love this poem its so unique i love it because it shows how much most people care thanks i enjoyed a great loving and caring poem keep up the great work cause i keep reading Always Hope!
Kirsten

It's a wonderful thing that you are in touch with your feelings enough to be able to express them so openly and in this manner.
melody

one of the most powerful poems ive ever heard or wrote
gemma

when i read this poem it make me cry thinking about this boy and how he feels. i feel so sorry for him i would hate to lose my father the way he did. this poem is great.
Terra

Hey great poem. I lost my aunt a while ago and I wish I could be you to be so happy hes in a better place. My aunt died almost 2 years ago and I still sit up and cry evey night.
kay

this was written so well that i felt like i was there to feel this feelings this is good work i like it alot
kiley

i like this because i feel almost the exact same way. my dad walked out 2 weeks before i was born so i dont even really have a dad and it hurts me to see any guy with my mother because all i want is to see and be with my real dad. but i have to live with it to this very day. it hurts me so much that is probably why im so insucure about my boyfriens i cant really trust that many. the only people i can trust are my best friends jamie and sam and my boyfrend
Ashley

This poem touched me and the hearts of others. It reminds me of the father I never had:(
joelene

that poem just touched my heart that is such a beautiful poem i noe if that was my son i would be heart broken foe ever
Blue

Nice poem and very touching, keep up the gd workx!
kirsty

i really feel for you my mum killed herself wen i was 8 and then my dad did it a year later leaving me alone with my lil bro and sis keep letting your feelings out
Lea

I love this poem you really have a gift. so keep up the good work.
Jami

I really loved your poem and it sums up exactly what I am feeling. I lost my father a couple of months ago from suicide. I am glad that you were able to push aside that feeling for at least a little while to write this. it shows me that there is hope in the future for happiness.
sam

Hey I also had a parent like tht but not my father I love your poem it meant a lot to hear someone be able to say that about what happen i hope your life is well and your have good dayz :) god bless
Mari

this poem is really special to me. my fiancees' father is 'dead' to him. and he feels like this. He grew up with 3 father figures. but never with his father.
tammy

this was a very touching poems its words were real it made you feel like it was actually happening to uand some people are going trew the same thing that he is going trew it helps them no that hes not alone wheather it was there mom dad sisster brother aunt uncle cousin

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