Daddy Please! Poem by Amelie Taylor

'I am Sarah.
I am six.
I love my daddy very much.
He is all I have.
And I want nothing else.'

Sarah sits on the floor and plays with her 'Ted'
'Hey, Daddy! Come play with me! Come on, you said! ! '
Her daddy comes in, smiling with a tease.
'Ok Sarah, do I get to be 'Dolly' again? '
'Yes, Daddy, please! ! '

Sarah sits on her chair and eats her tea,
'Hey Daddy, now I'm finished, come watch TV! ! '
Her daddy nods and agrees
'You forgot to say...'
'Daddy please? ! ? ! ? '

Sarah waits for her Daddy at the school gate.
After an hour he comes, 'Sorry mate! '
Sarah gets in the car, and in her seat is someone else.
'Daddy, who is this, tell me Daddy please! '
'Sarah, this is Daddys friend, her name is Kels.'

Sarah sits on the lounge in the dark
While Kels and Daddy go to an amusement park
Sarah can't reach the light switch, thats why the light isn't on
'Come back, Daddy, please Daddy please...'
He had promised her he wouldn't be long...

Sarah covers he ears and tries to block out the screaming
Daddy and Kels aren't getting along this evening
Sarah is scared, she has never seen her Daddy like this
'Stop Daddy! ! Stop now! ! Please Daddy, please! ! '
But her Daddy doesn't stop, and clenches his fists...

Sarah wakes up in a hospital bed
She is awake, but with nothing in her head
The doctor says 'You poor thing, you don't deserve this'
And switches off her life support
Her daddy had lost control and hit Sarah hard, just like he had wished...

You see Sarahs Daddy wasn't right in the head
And when argueing with his girlfriend, he got angry at Sarah instead
Sarahs short life was never meant to end this way
Sarahs Daddy got put in jail
Sarahs memory was soon forgotten, her existence floats away...

And from heaven Sarah pleads with the Gods
'My Daddy didn't mean it, its not his fault!
'Please let my daddy explain, let him have a say! '
Sarahs love for her Daddy was still strong
Even though he took her life away...

'I am am Sarah.
I am six.
I love my Daddy very much.
He is all I have
And I want nothing else...'