Letting Go
The house is very quiet now, as I move about
Without her hugs and giggles, the fire has gone out
She was so excited, so I pasted on a smile
Inside my heart was breaking, for me a painful trial
Wasn't it just yesterday, she was my little girl
It seems like but a moment, I've watched her life unfurl
Now she is off to college, standing on her own
Challenging her new world, while I stay here alone
I know that soon she'll come back, but it won't be the same
She has become a woman now, and we'll just share a name
So I'll wrap myself in memories and wait for the time when
I hear her say "hi daddy", and my heart lights up again
Copyright © Bob Quigley | Year Posted 2011
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