How I Was So Naive Poem by AnnaLeigh Jones

Oh daddy, let's play hide and seek.
Start counting to ten, but don't peek.
I'll hide under my bed while you and mommy talk a little too loud.
Daddy, please don't find me yet.
I want to wait until you forget
that I do everything wrong, even though I want to make you proud.

Oh daddy, where did you hide.
I woke up this morning and you weren't inside.
And mommy took the kitchen knife into her room.
Daddy, please, where are you now?
Did I upset you again somehow?
Whatever it was, I'm sorry. Please come home soon.

Oh daddy, I've been looking for you
in other men who treat me like you were supposed to.
They tell me they love me, but they kiss me a little too long.
Daddy, when they break my heart
It reminds me of how you tore me apart.
I don't let it bother me because I know how to be strong.

Oh daddy, it's been 10 years today
since you left, but you still won't go away.
I guess no man can replace you, like I believed.
Daddy, please, just leave my thoughts.
I have enough pain in my life, which you brought.
I still can't fathom how I was so naive.