First Words

*It was only a couple of years, *That I was there with you, *Holding your love in my arms, *And drying your eyes of the tears. *But the memories I have of that time, *Are how your first words made this new father cry, *And how watching you take, *Your very first step, *Not when i'm dead will I even forget. *And that night as we lay just to rest, *I couldn't believe what you just did next, *As you lay silently gazing deep into my eyes, *DAD DAD DAD DAD, *Was your most brilliant surprise. *Now as soon as you knew, *This new thing you could do, *You said it over and over, *Like the endless waves of the tide. *But to fall, *You would fall asleep, *Fighting off your heavy eyes, *While never knowing how you left me, *So amazed by your surprise. *But those days they’re long and gone, *And how quickly it comes, *The old school yard, *And how getting a hug, *Has become bloody hard. *But everyone once will regret, *Something they have done, *Like protecting a life, *But and or leaving one. *But not when i'm dead will I ever forget, *Watching my girl, *Take her very first step, *Nor the words that she said, *One night as we lay just to rest, *DAD DAD DAD DAD, *And you said it over and over again. *You’re my little girl no matter the age, *You’re my little girl and that'll not change, *I'm your Father and Friend- Protector and Guide, *I will teach you the vision I've seen through these eyes, *And how easy mistakes and regrets are to find. *You’re my little girl and please don’t forget. *DAD DAD DAD DAD!!, *Were the very first words, *That you ever said..