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Voices from See Us, Support Us: POPS the Club -Leslie Mateos
I Want My Daddy Back
By Leslie Mateos
I want my daddy back
That’s all I ask for.
To see him again
Hug him again.
Have him with me.
It’s been ten years and no sign of him
No calls from him
Why?
Because he was deported after being in prison
They took him away from me.
He’s scared of crossing the border.
He’s scared of prison.
Will he ever come back?
I want my daddy back.
He’s the only one missing in the pictures.
I’ve culminated from elementary
I’ve culminated from middle school
I’ve graduated from high school
And I am determined to graduate from college
But will he be there?
Will he finally be in the picture?
I want my daddy back.
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