Ritisha

*** Ritisha is my daughter's name. In Sanskrit, it means The godess of Truth or someone who never lies*** I watch her stir awake And open those deep dark eyes The look in it my breath it does take And all I can do is sigh She sees me looking at her And her lips break into a smile And yes I am her big tall father But I fight my tears and try not to cry She holds my hand in her tiny fingers And pats my unshaven face Then she gets up all lady like Oh! You are so full of grace I watch her leave in her school bus All smiles and happy between friends And I wave her good bye hiding my tears Yes, it’s a daily trend Watching you leave for school Makes me think of the day you will go away And maybe I am being just a fool Worrying over you this way But I can tell you this my baby, my daughter And what I tell you is true The greatest friend you will find is me, your father And I’ll be there to protect you So step into the world and spread your wings And soar high in the sky ‘Cause till I am there in your life I’ll ensure you never cry