I am sharing this original poem, “If My Father Knew”, with you today. This is the story behind it.
My father died in a car crash when I was an infant; so my grandparents raised me and cared for me very much. My grandfather died when I was 12 years old. So I grew up without a father. Afterwards, for several years, my life was filled with much turmoil.
I am a survivor of familial sexual abuse and physical domestic violence. After many years of anger and bitterness, the Lord taught me how to forgive others…and myself. It is only through His love and His strength that I smile with a heart that is free to give love and to accept love. He has also shown me that although I did not have the protection of an earthly father, I did have a Father who was always there with me…even when I did not know who He was.
This poem was therapeutic for me and I hope that others will find the same comfort in that I have found.
If My Father Knew
If my father knew what you did to me
He would thump your head and nose,
Break your arms and stomp your toes.
That is what my father would do
If he knew what you did to me;
But, I have no father, you see.
If my father knew how much you hurt me,
He’d lock you in a tiny room
With just himself and a broom.
That is what my father would do
If he knew what you did to me;
But, I have no father, you see.
And if my father knew
of your cruelty to me,
You would NOT do THAT again.
No Siree!
But, I have no father, you see.
So, at the end of a very long day,
I kneel by my bed and I pray;
Because, I DO have a Father
YOU cannot see.
And He KNOWS all that you’ve done to me.
Then, as He quietly comforts me,
I hear Him say:
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.”1
But, if you ask Him to,
He will forgive you. 2
Yes, I have already forgiven you.3
1Romans 12:19b: “… for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.” (KJV)
2John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (NIV)
3Matt. 6:14-15: “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
If my Father Knew
I am sharing this original poem, “If My Father Knew”, with you today. This is the story behind it.
My father died in a car crash when I was an infant; so my grandparents raised me and cared for me very much. My grandfather died when I was 12 years old. So I grew up without a father. Afterwards, for several years, my life was filled with much turmoil.
I am a survivor of familial sexual abuse and physical domestic violence. After many years of anger and bitterness, the Lord taught me how to forgive others…and myself. It is only through His love and His strength that I smile with a heart that is free to give love and to accept love. He has also shown me that although I did not have the protection of an earthly father, I did have a Father who was always there with me…even when I did not know who He was.
This poem was therapeutic for me and I hope that others will find the same comfort in that I have found.
If My Father Knew
If my father knew what you did to me
He would thump your head and nose,
Break your arms and stomp your toes.
That is what my father would do
If he knew what you did to me;
But, I have no father, you see.
If my father knew how much you hurt me,
He’d lock you in a tiny room
With just himself and a broom.
That is what my father would do
If he knew what you did to me;
But, I have no father, you see.
And if my father knew
of your cruelty to me,
You would NOT do THAT again.
No Siree!
But, I have no father, you see.
So, at the end of a very long day,
I kneel by my bed and I pray;
Because, I DO have a Father
YOU cannot see.
And He KNOWS all that you’ve done to me.
Then, as He quietly comforts me,
I hear Him say:
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.”1
But, if you ask Him to,
He will forgive you. 2
Yes, I have already forgiven you.3
1Romans 12:19b: “… for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.” (KJV)
2John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (NIV)
3Matt. 6:14-15: “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”