Spectre Father

By Naima Mehaboob

He was a ghost who never died

A ghost who always set me aside

A ghost who never saw me, never even tried

A ghost who hid behind his wounded pride

He was a ghost who never died

A ghost who haunted me by never being there

A ghost who never held me, never even dared

A ghost who was gone yet everywhere

He was a ghost who never died

Yet I tried to bring him back back back to me

I wasn't chained, yet I tried to break free

He was the ghost who never died

A ghost whom I wish would just die

By Naima Mehaboob