Dear Dad

I wish you would have wanted me
I wish my birth had been the happiest day of your life
I wish you would have told your family I existed
I wish you would have helped name me
I wish you would have seen me take my first step
I wish you would have been there to videotape my birthdays
I wish you would have cared that I moved across the country
I wish you would have taken me to my first day of school
I wish you would have been there to teach me sports, or take me camping
I wish you would have wanted to meet me, instead of doing it because she sued you
I wish you would have been there for my plays and skating shows
I wish you would have helped me buy mother's day presents
I wish you would have been in the stands at my drill competitions, and when we won state
I wish you would have been there to see me off to homecoming and prom
I wish you would have been there to see me off to college
I wish you would have seen teh sorority I lived in and the women who were my dear friends
I wish you would have been there when I graduated Magna Cum Laude, or even that you knew
I wish you were proud of my career aspirations
I wish you knew how hard I work, even if I won't be rich
I wish you knew my friends
I wish you knew anything about me
I wish you knew everything about me
I wish you were proud of me
I wish you loved me
I wish you had been there when I needed a dad