They had nothing to say to each other. 
After all the pain, heartache, hatred 
After being forced to feel all the awful 
ugly ways that he had made her feel--
After the arguments, fights, neglect 
… Attempts.

And then… 
All their time apart, 
Out into the world without each other. 
Leading a new, independent life… 
Making friends, fixing, rebuilding, 
Learning how to genuinely smile 
Not hid.

One would think that 
They would have something to say 
If they ever met again… 
One would think that after 
Spending the most important years 
Of her young life with him,

That a daughter would have something 
To say to her father.