This is about mothers who have to explain to their children

 

Why daddy is not apart of their lives

 

The Void She Faces

 

The car door slams shut

My heart filled with emotion now erupts

As the car disappears down the street

She squeezes my hand and start to weep

 

Left to wonder why it did not work out

Maybe it was the cries, the screams, the shouts

That rang so loud

Which cast a shadow of a thick dark cloud

 

That hung over our heads

Her husband, my father, the fear of being alone both of us dread

It was a few years ago, I was bouncing on his knees

Picking me up from school in the back seat, feeling the breeze

 

As it goes through my hair

I always envision my father close by standing there

By my side

One day giving me away to be someone’s bride

 

The day will come when I, too, will marry

Hoping I can get through some anniversaries without being sorry

Gone out of my life don’t know when I will see him

I don’t know if I should close this door, or leave it half open

 

Left to pick up the pieces and put them back in their places

As she closes her eyes, afraid to look at the void she now faces.