Daddy,I wish you could get to know me. See the things that I see.I wish you wanted to see me. Help teach me who to be. I wish you had tried to find me, to know who I was.I wish you had wanted to love me, after all I am your blood. I wish you had wanted to earn the title that you have.But because your not here, you'll never be my dad. I had dreams about you when I was little.Conjuring up your face.But when I learned the truth, I felt nothing but disgrace. You are not a man worthy of the love that I could give.Because you refused to be around, when I was a little kid. These last 18 years you never were around.But just so you know, I'm happy and I'm sound. I wanted to have a daddy, some one to run to when I'm scared.But the things I've heard about you, I wouldn't have even dared.I wanted to be daddy's princess, and for you to be my knight.But because of who you are, you never put up the fight.I always wanted my dad to clean his gun on my first date.And to tell him that if he hurt me, death would be his fate. I always wanted a protector, like a Daddy should always be.Luckily I'm a strong woman, one that you never did once see.I'm not a little girl now, I'm 18 and almost grown.My name is Rebekkah hope, the girl you've never known.