Forgotten (1994) Poem by Lil Sutton

LIke a memory from the past you came back to unexpectidly.
You're a mystery man
BuT I should know you like the back of my hand.

Emotions are running high and strong.
I am told my feelings are wrong.
To you to reacll teh happy days.
Too old to forget the times you werent there.
I always thought you didn't care.

To be a father figure was something you couldn't deliver.
That's all i needed, a guide.
That's all I wanted, a father figure.

Birthdays forgotten, christmas cards were never sent.
You're the man I'm suppose to knopw best.
Each year I know you less & less.

Precious years have come and gone.
Dissapointment, happiness, my childhood and the begining of my adulthood.

You're a father figure for two but I often think the three of us are forgotten.
We're just a memory from your past.One that wasn't important enough to last.

To be a father figure was just something you could not deliver.