A Father's Cry To God

I sit alone here everyday and night 
Thinking of my daughter you took away 
She was my heart, she was my soul 
She was the thing that made me whole 

I have no hope, I have no faith 
I have no energy 
She was the only pride and joy 
That rose inside of me 

And now there's just an empty space 
Where laughter used to dwell 
My heart has got no purpose now 
It is just an empty shell 

As I look at children play at places 
I think about my daughter; my greatest loss 
Sometimes I wonder where she is 
Does she think about a dad she'll never see? 

My days are filled with anger and nights with pains 
How I face each day without her 
Her toys are strewn about the floor 
Her bed is empty now 

There's nothing left for me but memories 
Of the times we had when she was here 
I hear her voice inside my head calling to me 
And when I close my eyes, her face is all I see 

Deep down in my heart, I think 
Why will God take a love that 
Cannot disappear and will not hide? 
A father's cry to God to awaken his daughter.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 1/27/2021 5:27:00 PM
Heart-rending. May time gradually close the wound. Light and Hope, Gershon
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Date: 1/27/2021 11:43:00 PM
Thanks and God bless. ~~Taimee
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