Stranger

He said he wasn't happy
The responsibility of Pappy
Weighted to much to bear

So he packed his case
Smile on his face
About his family, not a care

He left them there
Accounts were bare
and made his way merry

Without a doubt
He took his out
And hopped his Father's ferry

After his convenient save
He arrived at the cave
Of stupidity, greed, and play

His pleasure rose with ease
As his abandoned family's needs
went unfulfilled with every passing day

The walls all crashed
This man made a dash
He escaped with little harm

It had not gone as thought
Lonely and distraught
He became alarmed

But then he remembered
"I left two family members"
Now that he had his fun

He started down the road
Confident and bold
He'd be welcomed by everyone

Now he had time
To check his family was fine
But they wouldn't let him in

He returned to them gone
Not dead just moved on
That house no longer home for him

He knew what he had done
Lost love for finite fun
When he should have shown devotion

"Whats gone is what would have been"
She said when she looked at him
Closing the door without the slightest emotion.

He walked away and said
"With my heart I should have been lead"
As he looked at his feet

His child watched him leave
This time he got to see
This man who tossed him aside

If they had let him in
Let all be forgiven
He certainly would have lied

About his reasons for leaving
Calculated and deceiving
No apology even tried

Instead the door stays closed
He walks the weary road
Hoping for a ride

His family laugh and play
as he walks away
Knowing he should have stood by their side.