They say
That a girls first superhero is her father
If you take a look at mine
You’d see that
His charisma evidently mirrors
The number zero
Never mind me
I’m perfectly fine
Just a little dead inside
“Nothing that can’t be fixed”
If you insist
Take your pick
My list is as long as the river Nile
Check out number nine
Why do you seem surprised?
“Emotionally distant”
That’s a fancy word for daddy issues
People who never wore my shoes would say “Don’t bother with that one,
She was raised by a single mother
Those never turn out quite right”
Let’s see number thirteen
“Overbearing”
In case you’re wondering,
That’s the age I started wandering
I had no one to PROTECT ME
My own DNA was a no show
I guess to him home
was the bottom of a liquor bottle
But hey
You recognize me, don’t you?
Ultimately,
“The wounded recognize the wounded”
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This is so heart-melting😭❤️😭🙏🏽 you're great!!!!!! Never stop writing ❤️❤️