Daddy's Girl

She runs and plays,
She seeks and hides
So happy it seems,
What's locked inside?

Silent tears,
A rain filled glass.
It hides deep down,
Under the mask.

The days came and went,
And the years slipped by.
You never cared,
'Bout the tears she'd cry.

She bounced and played,
That little girl.
Unshared moments,
Not a care in the world.

Her graduation,
Has come and gone.
Without you there,
Her day still shone.

But inside she wondered,
Where you were.
Why her special day,
You didn't share with her.

And at her wedding,
She'll wonder why,
You're not there to give her away,
To her wonderful guy.

Now a young woman,
With emptiness in her heart
Inside she screams,
"You should have been there from the start!!!"

Cheek in hand,
A lock of hair she twirls.
She's filled with empty dreams,
Of being daddy's girl.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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June 14, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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February 7, 2016 at 1:37 PM
Faye Vitali, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing you're poetry. LOVE LINDA
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