Ashley Smith Poet I do not know?

*********too Late

As a little girl she would say
“Daddy, Let’s go outside and play.”
But Daddy would never go
He never let his love for her show

In grade school she grew to love art
Although she won many awards, her dad never took part
She always wondered if he was proud of her
Yet he never expressed what his feelings were

In 8th grade she won the lead in the school play
She couldn’t wait to run home and tell Dad that day
Though she rambled on and on, he didn’t say a word
And as he stared at the TV, she wondered if he’d even heard

As a freshman she got asked to prom
By the basketball captain, whose name was Tom
She walked on air the rest of the day
But couldn’t help but worry what Dad would say

Just before graduation, while out with a friend
She never even saw the sign, marked Dead End
The last thought she had before passing on
Was “Will Dad even miss me when I’m gone?”

To the funeral, hundreds of people came 
And although her father still looked the same
You couldn’t hide the grief upon his face
His heart was filled with empty space

He finally realized what he had done
His heart had been so set on having a son
If only he could take back all the times
When he’s passed up reading her nursery rhymes

For the first time in years, her father shed a tear
Finally whispering the words she’d always longed to hear
“Sweetheart, I know now it’s too late,
But you’ll always be my little girl. I love you, Kate.”

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