A Life :He Wept

He held the child for the first time Such a fragile gift , he felt unworthy As he watched her drift off to dream her first dream, he wondered about the life awaiting her. And he wept She ran into his arms , tears flowed like rain He could feel the pain she bore He bandaged her knee and brushed her tears. and held her until she felt safe again. And he wept Her first broken heart tore her in two She cried for days on end. He wanted to hurt the unworthy man who did this to his baby girl, but he just held her close and caught her tears, And he wept. The policeman at the door said nothing could be done, could he come identify the remains His heart fell out that this his darkest day too see his baby girl this way And he wept The crowd of friends and family all came to say farewell , memories were shared of lives she touched and how she left so young. He stayed behind at the gravesite and said " I love you," one last time. And he wept. He sat alone and pulled out the videos Her first steps, her first bike ride, first swim lesson Her first corsage, Her prom dress And the last gift she gave him The wrinkled old sweater he will never throw away And he wept