Daddy-less Daughter

I loved him

Even though 

He left me

Unprotected

Rejected

Feeling so neglected

That I decided to be a

Son

Baggy sweat pants

Reeboks with the strap

Feeling fly when guys gave my booty a slap

Cussing like a sailor

Rolling blunts like a pro

Doing something strange 

for a piece of change

But never did he darken my door

Never did he tell me

About names like

Trick

or Hoe

When you're a daddy-less

Daughter

You learn this as you grow

You learn that 

Being 2nd best

is better than

Being nothing at all

and

You're never overlooked

as long as you get involved

With a

Daddy-less

Son

Who don't mind

beating yo ass

when you get out of line

Putting you in your place

with his other females

So you get in line

to just be recognized

Get a little taste of

Love

Some comfort after being abandoned

by your first love

I loved him more

Because he left mama

to be the object 

that I despised

It was all her fault

That daddy wasn't there to wipe my eyes

Then you wake up

and realize 

It would have been better

if he had been sterilized

Cause if he was

I wouldn't be here

to have to fight

Myself

and all the real men

who show true concern

Been hurt by so many

So now 

I can't discern

What is 

Real

What is

Good

So I choose to thrive on

What is

Hood