Two Men, Two Titles Poem by beautiful imperfection

He said he was sorry
and he loved me too,
I was young and forgiving
and believed this to be true.
But then two months passed
and he was gone once more,
he didn't even say good bye
before walking out his door.
It took a couple years
for me to really feel pain,
but when it came,
it poured like rain.
Now I constantly think
of what he did to me,
I was too young and innocent
to fully see
that letting him back into my life
would be a big mistake,
he would be there for a while
then pieces of my heart he would take.
Because of him I find it hard
to trust the guys in my life;
I build walls around my heart
and cause myself strife.
A great man has replaced him,
'dad' is his name,
he's been there all along
to share my joy and pain.
He warned me about
letting this man back into my life,
but my child's mind could not see
his lack of presence would be like a knife,
piercing my heart,
shattering it to pieces,
leaving another man
to pick up and put together the pieces.
Why couldn't he have been there?
Why couldn't he have proved him wrong?
Why did he have to pierce my heart,
and then so easily move along?
He shattered my trust
and broke my heart,
but thanks to true dad,
it didn't completely fall apart.
I thank God for my dad,
and my father too,
but he hurt me too much
for 'dad' to describe him too.