Daddy Dearest

One hand holds mine
Across the street
The other is around my neck
Steering me down this beaten path
I walk on the shards of my shattered hopes
Cracked by your voice
And that one simple phrase
Expecting the best
Yet assuming my failure
My card house of dreams
Tumbles in the wind
Created by your endless interference
Of the inner workings of my mind
That you may never get to see