Kayla
My dearest daughter,
why is time our enemy?
It seems like just yesterday
I held you in my arms
as your innocence overwhelmed me
and your smile captivated me.
I can not help but be saddened
as you come to a new age.
For your life changes daily,
but, to become a teenager
puts you at the doorway
of separation and growth.
Recognize that doorway, please and
know that you are always welcomed
back through it, to be the daughter
I often held when crying.
It is I who cry now, as you become
older, you too will become wiser
and interests that you develop
will guide you away from me and home.
Know, though you may distance yourself,
the love I feel can never be stronger
and will never diminish.
It will last forever. My eyes,
well they will always see you
as a smiling baby that needs her daddy.
Happy Birthday, Kayla, it is not my intention
to make you sad, but I want you
to be happy, both Mom and I do.
We recognize who you are and who you can
be, so take the world and make it yours.
So, on this birthday, celebrate not only
becoming a teenager, but as well
the fact that you are a person
that is and always will be
forever loved.
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