Dear Daddy
January 2011 (9th Grade)

Dear Daddy,
I can't seem to figure you out.
I'm receiving mixed signals.
Can you help me out?
I can't seem to focus.
I can't eat,
sleep,
or study without wondering what you're intentions are.
I can't seem to get you.
Your mind is so complex.
You're the book with no last page
and lacks a title.
Is your little girl too grown up for you?
Or is it just changes?
Send me a sign, Daddy!
Papa,
can you hear me?
Father,
do you see me?
It's been a while since I shed a tear.
What is this?
Who are you?
What is the purpose of this front
you put up?
Why are you blocking me out?
Dear Daddy,
why am I to be treated so?
15 years later,
and I'm still confused.
Your motives are...
opaque.
Your mind is...
indecisive...
and fickle.
Dear Daddy,
Am I a mistake?
Love,
"Your baby girl."