<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=523612" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Where was father?</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Quick to flatter without falter<br>Spreading out his seeds with speed<br>Leading mother to the altar<br>Declining to take on his role and lead<br>When it was time to fulfill my needs</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Where was father when I needed him most? <br>It hurts to hear others speak of fathers and boast</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Where was father when I needed him most? <br>I gathered he cowardly conceded his post</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Where was father when I needed him most? <br>Did he set off for greener grasses by the coast? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">We speak of fathers and mothers<br>We seek in no chronological order<br>Their guidance and support<br>As we learn back and forth</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Where was father when I needed him most? <br>He abandoned his bedpost and left us to roast</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Where was father when I needed him most? <br>It mattered to me to have him as a family host</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He should have been <br>My personal mentor! <br>My cherished educator! <br>My inflexible motivator! <br>My life striving navigator! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Shall I put up a glass and shamefully toast? <br>To a man who stayed clear of being my guidepost</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Where was father when I needed him most? <br>Without remorse I desire to bury his ghost</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright 2007 - Sylvia Chidi</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sylvia+Chidi">Sylvia Chidi</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=523612" data-title="Where was father? de Sylvia Chidi" data-description="Quick to flatter without falter Spreading out his seeds with speed Leading mother to the altar Declining to take on his role and lead When it was time to fulfill my needs Where was father when I needed him most? It hurts to hear others speak of ..."></div> </div> </div>

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