Was It Not You? Poem by Keosta Reid

Was it not you?
Who missed my 1st birthday?
Did it not cross your mind?
Or did selling drugs have you lost in time?
So I was told 'Daddy' was my first word..
A word to your ears that wasnt heard.

Roll Call: Father Daddy Dad
just absent, but it being said its just sad.
Sad to know I am your daughter,
I mean your baby girl
that you left alone in this cold cruel world.
18 years ago you could have done things differently
Simply
With time of the essence
Bless me with your pressence.