Daughter

Once I had a daughter so beautiful so fair eyes that danced like firelight, long beautiful chestnut hair I miss her in the quiet, I miss her in the car I miss her chattering questions, her hugs, her scent, her star. Cheated badly out of mother daughter now I step away as she gives her life to addiction the only one she loves. Many years had to pass before I could tell her no: thousands spent on hospitals, halfway houses, hospitals, doctors, rehab foolish thousands that she winked out of me A hard lesson to learn, when to give up and let go And I let her go.