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MY "DAD", a poem by Enam Haitham Jarrar, USA Other Father Poems Other Narrative Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Father Poems & Narrative Poetry Viewed 10270 times Author: Enam Haitham Jarrar, USA Share Poem MY "DAD" A POEM FOR SAM JARRAR ~My name is Enam I was only four ~That's the day "you" walked out the door ~Said "you" would come back while I was in tears ~It's funny how a 6 hours drive takes eleven years ~Said "you" would send money for my sister and I ~Knowing "you", all that was a lie ~ "You" used to say I was beautiful while kissing my cheeks ~And no man was good enough to sweep me off my feet ~I remember "you" said I was better than diamonds and gold ~And I would still look like a million bucks if i was 1,000 years old ~ "You" said you were a man and would never run out on your home ~And yet you left my mom to struggle on her own ~But lucky me I was blessed with a new dad to love ~Things happen for a reason and that's the only one I can think of ~Any man can be called a father but not all can be called a dad ~Took advantage of everything "you" once had ~Abused my mom because you thought she was untrue ~But if you EVER touch her again I SWEAR I'll touch you ~I listen to bad stories about "you" that people tell ~What goes around comes around and I DON'T wish you well ~All this anger in me comes from you and your ways ~But revenge is sweet and I can't wait for that day ~Enough of the pain because my face is all out of cries ~Cuz I'll be rich off this poem and you'll want to apoligize ~It's sad how I still think my dead beat "father" will return ~Untill then it's just another life lesson learned by Enam Jarrar on June 13, 2004 @ 12:30 a. m ~~~Dat Gurl E~~~ Click to purchase Print 58469 0 Other Author Poems MY DAD Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? 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Blog by: Pattra Shuwaswat The Rockhill Cosmo and Her Butterfly-I Short Story by: Yarpei Shatsang         If you like this poem, post a message below to the poet!   To Respond, enter a note and then click the "Post Response" button below   Your Response:   Your Name   Your Country       Here are the previous Messages left about this Poem From Comment about poem or author Response Country Response Added Emad Jarrar It's so sad poem and looks like your anger never calm down wish you the best Jordan 2/4/2010 5:25:13 AM Chae-Lea Jordan Hemmings Hi i'm chae i'm 9 years old At school we are working on poems and for homwork we have to choose a poem and i chose your poem because i raelly think it's really good.I really do think your poem shoud be published. YOUR POEM IS FAB!!!!! UK 2/1/2010 12:12:20 PM S.O.S THIS POEM REMINDS ME A LOT ABOUT ME BUT MY DAD WALKED OUT ON US WHEN I WAS 13 IT STILL HURTS ME EVERYTIME I THINK ABOUT IT BUT I GUESS THINGS DO HAPPEN FOR A REASON I STILL TALK TO MY DAD EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BUT HE DOESNT REALLY CALL, NOT EVEN ON MY 14TH BIRTHDAY WHICH MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS UNIMPORTANT TO HIM, WELL IM HAPPY I STILL GOT MY MOM SHES ALWAYS STRUGGLING BUT SHE KEEPS HER HEAD UP HIGH USA 1/20/2010 10:39:10 AM Angela This poem is amazing, it is angry but honest. I love how you expressed your anger in such a meaningful way. USA 8/18/2009 8:48:52 PM Grant This is an extremely well written poem! I am 13 years old and I have to do a poem analysis so this is the poem I am doing! You truly have a gift to write. Not all people can use a terrible situation and put it into such beautiful words. Want to help me on my poetry homework? United States 5/11/2009 10:03:27 PM very sad !!! very good !!! 4/14/2009 12:54:38 AM kongjr11 so sad US of A 4/6/2009 4:39:50 PM steveo it was cool IN 3/20/2009 1:36:05 PM Savannah Schaefer My dad died when I was 12. I go through life everyday not noing how too live. Butt somedays all be okay. Love this letter. United States 3/10/2009 10:48:51 AM Ivonne I enjoyed reading this poem, it has alot of emotions.. So much that I'm putting it on my students exam! lol Paraguay 3/2/2009 9:13:05 AM samira ali i like this poem because it's funny and and some of them rhymes.and i like poems that rhymes. somalia 2/6/2009 2:42:46 PM confidencial EMO!!!!!! japan 2/5/2009 11:39:25 AM confidencial EMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2/5/2009 11:39:02 AM confidencial EMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2/5/2009 11:38:46 AM Chong V WOW man I love this poem it was sad and storng USA 2/1/2009 7:46:45 PM william nice! usa 2/1/2009 6:47:25 PM william man,you rock i can relate to this soooooo much keep it up!;) usa 2/1/2009 6:46:58 PM kikiiii wowww , i can relate to this soo mcuh , very good !!! usa 1/28/2009 6:26:25 PM Crystal I love this poem its makes so much sense your a wonderful poet........i say i read a lot of poetry and this is beautiful. USA 1/27/2009 8:47:49 PM Kaysie This is a really nice poem U.S. 12/4/2008 3:49:54 PM Ammy B wow.... i'm kinda speachless....it's kinda like i feel about my biological, i hope i never see his face again, i forgave him, but what he did was inexcusable. i hope you find a way to let him see this, and i hope this poem takes you far. best wishes! Germany 12/1/2008 12:34:58 PM julian wow this poem was so good a read it about 3 times in a row. keep up the good work quiznoz 11/25/2008 10:56:54 AM Lisa P. That. Was. Deep. props <33333 U.S. 11/20/2008 3:34:03 PM Janet Psaila I can feel the anger - I hope it helped to purge some of it - this is a very good poem Australia 11/20/2008 3:31:18 PM bridget alyssa I like this poem so much it is sooooo heart touching so keep up the good work and wish you good luck!!! united states of america 11/20/2008 12:02:06 PM Mikki T This was a real good poem. The poem is talking about how a dad wasn't being a dad and i think thats wrong. I think if you are going to have a kid you should be there til the end with that kid no matter how hard life is. But I really do like this poem. US 11/14/2008 11:11:49 AM Savanna this poem was the best one i read and i know wat its like. I really liked it. washington 11/14/2008 11:06:09 AM Erika Santos I loved your poem.. you expressed your feelings about your dad..(in the poem.) and you wrote about him leaving you and ur family.. U.S.A 11/14/2008 11:00:55 AM Cameron Allen hey i kinda know how you feel my dad is gone to but he didnt walk out he passed away and i miss him so much he died march 24, 2005 it was very hard on my family but my mom always said we would make it and well we did USA 11/14/2008 10:58:16 AM Dillion Baugh i like ur poem usa 11/14/2008 10:12:37 AM shantel thats intense, i liked it Washington IN. 11/14/2008 10:07:50 AM SHAWN MORNING THIS POEM WAS TERRIFIC...I ENJOYED READING IT.. USA 11/14/2008 10:05:04 AM sally I loved the poem!!!!!!!! i like how you expreesed your strong feelingsts very sad CA USA 11/6/2008 11:31:44 PM i love it 10/14/2008 7:49:59 AM Melina this is a very touching poem.. CA, America 10/13/2008 9:04:12 PM Gus Quintana This poem is very touching and i can olny imagine what your going through. More power to you for expelling all your emotions towards your dad. USA, CA 10/6/2008 1:39:12 AM Madeline I know how you feel :)it's okay America 10/6/2008 1:32:18 AM Moreesha S this poem is great.. very sad but touching. i miss my dad too USA 5/17/2008 4:56:51 AM Jamie Parra HEY....I THINK THATS THIS POEM IS THE BEST POEM IVE HAD READ ALL MY LIFE, AND I KNOW HOW IT FEELS FOR YOUR DAD TO WALK OUT ON YOU: TO DESIPEAR IN SECONDS:TO NOT BE ABLE TO TELL YOUR *REAL DAD* (HAPPY FATHER DAY): WELL IF YOUR WONDERING IF THIS HAPPEND TO ME, WELL IT DID BUT HE DIDNT WALK OUT ON ME WHEN I WAS 4: HE WALKED OUT ON ME WHEN MY MOM JUST HAD ME IN HER STOMACH....IT HURTS & I DK IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO FORGET HIM....BECAUSE THIS FEELING, THIS ANGER, THIS PAIN ~NOBODY~ WILL EVER TAKE AWAY. BUT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE, AND DONT HAVE BECAUSE YOU DIDNT NEED HIM TO GET THAT:& I THINK IT BE GOOD IF YOU FORGIVE HIM.........BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN YOUR GOING TO FORGET:] TAKE CARE:HOPE YOU THE BEST:> South Carolina 5/16/2008 10:13:15 PM Kiera Jones Wow... That's deep... USA 2/15/2008 12:41:07 PM gretle hey dude.That was a deep poem. I know it's hard but you should really think about forgiving your "dad". What he did was terrible. and i can't imagine how it would feel. UK 2/14/2008 1:25:14 PM Rebecca Nice poem really deep did u make a lot of money off of it??? hope u did Belguim 2/13/2008 1:58:33 PM Pam More power to you. Give your love to your true dad and mom that love you and stand by you. God Bless USA 1/22/2008 12:30:08 PM rachel f wow how deep. you are very talented and i hope this makes you very rich. usa 12/16/2007 11:28:30 AM Batool Jarrar I was almost about to cry when i read ur poem, it was really touching and i really hope he gets what he deserves. I'm also Jarrar, so we're kinda like cousin's in a way. U.S.A 6/2/2007 1:39:33 PM Clable Brown That was deep Little Rock 4/1/2007 1:42:56 AM     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! Rate this Poem 1 - Average 2 3 4 5 - Award Winner Votes: 1      Average Rating: 1      points: 1 HELP THIS AUTHOR OUT BY COPYING THE FOLLOWING HTML CODE INTO ANY WEBPAGE <a href = "http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=58469">Click here to visit VoicesNet.com to read the poem called "MY "DAD"" by Enam Haitham Jarrar, USA</a>