I’ve copied and pasted it below as some people are having trouble with the link. It’s an original poem written by her (you can find her on Facebook as Samantha Lee Counselling).
“Should”
You bought me into your world
I did not ask to be there
You should have been my Dad
But no, your love was never shared
You brought me into your world
There was no choice there for me
You should have been my Mum
You failed, that name you couldn’t be
“My Dad” - a label filled with love
The one who has your back
But all I got from you
Was hurt and pain, a heart that cracked
“My Mum” - the one who’s kisses, hugs
Are meant to soothe your pain
Were gifts you never gave me
Just rejection, hate and shame
I never cease to wonder
Why on earth you had a child
Your lives were so chaotic
Past wounds still run deep and wild
So many take for granted
What a Mum and Dad should be
But I have only ever known
A fractured family
I mourn the loss of love denied
One every child should feel
I’m mourn for you, my Mum and Dad
Part of me loves you still.
Copyright Samantha Lee 2021