My Dad is really like this..

Any image or depiction of parents , at least by Indian society standards portrays them in a very positive light, who would sacrifice anything and everything for their children. What about a dad who is so full of himself to the extent I call such a dad a narcissist dad. On this father's day, penning a poetry from the perspective of a child who has a narcissistic father. Such a child would struggle to even share with someone how his/her dad really is. Nobody would believe this. Hence trying to pen down the feelings of such a child.

I don't know what a Dad means
I have a biological Dad whose genes I carry
But I don't know if he fits the definition of Dad, if any

Charismatic he is, full of himself always
Likes to be the center of attention anyways
Criticism he cannot take
If I do so, he will cut me from his life instead

He is always with me when he can brag about me
He will only do things that he enjoys with me
He will only be with me when he can use me for his benefit
Either for bragging or vacationing abroad in my house for free

He provides me material stuff
He provides me attention
But all this only when it works for him
He is there in my convocation pics
But in my lowest times I cry alone in ricks

Nobody believes when I tell them this
How do I convince them my father is really like this?

-Dhanashree
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