Where Is The Love? Poem by the Nickster

They used to be good friends while in fair weather
But after 'the Storm', no longer together
He said, 'Don't bother me 'cause I can't be the One'
Instant parenthood awaits' a night of fun
Mom gave me everything she could possibly give
Still I realized my life was only half lived
Where was the man who helped give me life?
Why wasn't he around when I had my gripes?
How could he leave me? -is the question at hand
I didn't mean to be a disturbance in his career plan
I used to imagine: If I were never born, I wouldn't think of the One whom the month of June adorns
The closeness that we share-or the lack thereof-
Keeps me longing for an inkling of my father's love.

@ 1996