Poem - letter to My Father

It's only been a year, but it feels like forever


A long, treacherous journey, where the roads go wherever


You've held my hand, the whole time, though, I've tried to break free


But Your ever-lasting grip won't seem to depart from me


Yeah, I've done all the dirty deeds, hoping that You weren't looking


I've mistaken you for a warden, even though I've done all of the booking


Yes, I've thrown, myself in "the slammer," forgetting that You have the keys


I guess I thought my crimes were too heinous, "surely, You could never pardon these."


You've been the perfect Father, yet I continue to be a delinquent


You keep telling me to mind, but I can't seem to be obedient


But what a sweet bargain I got when I chose to follow You


Love, protection, and promises that will never be broken in two


Yet, I hate to think about Your raw end of the deal


A spoiled brat with a closed heart, that relies on what it can feel


Day after day, I fail You, and I put Your glory to shame


And without hesitation, I continue to deny Your name


But You never seem to remember, after I've apologized


You even give me time to come to You, so that I will realize


That I need You, above all, and You will never leave


And if I'd just let You in, there would be nothing I couldn't achieve


But I'm so rebellious, that I forget, that I'm not an orphan


I have everything I could possibly imagine, and even more than


Fortunately, a "screw up" like me, can have such an awesome Father


With overflowing love like Yours, I know, now, why I'm Your daughter