THE LITTLE SECRET....

poem by: Frank Hornby .
Written on May 02, 2019

"Often my thoughts return back to days long gone by,
I've had loads of really good laughs, but sometimes I did cry.
I remember my poor mum, always seemed to be scurrying about,
trying to cope with four young boys, 
"Will you lot, bloody behave!"..I can still hear her shout.
Mum never did have much money, for us all to clothe, and feed,
but she smothered us all with love, what else did we need?
She also kept a "little secret," hidden from her eldest lad,
just couldn't bare to tell him, that her husband wasn't his real dad.
He eventually did find out, when he was just fourteen,
...."I'm not your real dad anyway!" at the young lad he did scream.
He'd always had a gut feeling, that something wasn't quite right,
because, in bed he would lie there thinking, when he finally turned off the light.
Just why?..he never felt love, from the man he thought was his dad,
he just never had any fun...like a normal dad, and lad.
Now he knows that he will never meet him, but many dreams he's often had,
of being hugged, kissed, and cuddled...in the arms of his real dad."

 

Tags: Wishful, Pain, Sad,

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Frank Hornby . commented on May 02, 2019 at 10:23am
My research found my "real dad".........too late, he died in New Zealand back in 1985......
A previous user commented on May 03, 2019 at 12:49am
My Grandad has a similar story, it was the war that took his dad, and a drunk old bitter American soldier replaced him. But he turned out alright, I think much like you frank. they were different times. people did what they had to survive. take care mate :)
Frank Hornby . commented on May 03, 2019 at 10:17am
...so different times....👍🏻

 

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