Ken Mayfield

Love, where have you gone

Have you left me to drown in my own sorrow and choke on my own curses?

I am forced to sleep without you by my side

And my only reminder sleeps across the hall

Our daughter, she is beautiful

I see your eyes in hers, and I hear your voice in hers

You say I do…

And you did, but now you’ve left

Our house has never been a home, only a tomb for lonely hearts

I dream of your return

My long nights away have come and gone, but how could I have known the price?

I only ever toiled for your happiness, and now I must toil for hers

Only without you

I need you, she needs you

I’m a clueless father at best, and she has no mother

How could you have traded her away for this?

How could you justify such abandonment

Knowing she will never speak to you again

And all she ever needed was for you to be there

The only place you never were

I press on, and try to give her everything that she needs

But its not enough

I’m not enough without you

You said I do…

And I do. I’ve always loved you, but I can see you no longer exist