I was just a little kid

When you caught my hand in the cookie jar

I thought you would yell at me

But you didn't

I was seven

When you found me playing with mommy's make up.

I thought you would tell her who broke her favorite lipstick

But you didn't

I was nine

When you got me a bike and taught me how to ride it

I thought you would leave me to fall

But you didn't

I was ten

When I got into the pool for the first time

I thought you would let me drown

But you didn't

I was thirteen

When I asked you to come for my dance show

I thought you would miss the event

But you didn't

I was sixteen

When I begged you not to go for war, daddy

You promised me you'll come back soon

But you didn't

I was seventeen,

When I wrote letters to you every day

I expected you to reply soon

But you didn't

I am twenty five now, oh dad,

I talk to your gravestone everyday

Hoping you would reply someday

But you didn't.