>Daddy's Poem > >Daddy' Poem > >Her hair was up in a pony tail, >Her favorite dress tied with a bow. >Today was Daddy's Day at school, >And she couldn't wait to go.. >But her mommy tried to tell her, >That she probably should stay home. >Why the kids might not understand, >If she went to school alone. > >But she was not afraid; >She knew just what to say. >What to tell her classmates >Of why he wasn't there today. > >But still her mother worried, >For her to face this day alone. >And that was why once again, >She tried to keep her daughter home.. > >But the little girl went to school >Eager to tell them all. >About a dad she never sees >A dad who never calls. > > > > >There were daddies along the back wall, >Or everyone to meet. >Children squirming impatiently, >Anxious in their seats > >One by one the teacher called >A student from the class. >To introduce their daddy, >As seconds slowly passed. > >At last the teacher called her name, >Every child turned to stare. >Each of them was searching, >A man who wasn't there. > >'Where's her daddy at?' >She heard a boy call out. >'She probably doesn't have one,' >Another student dared to shout. > >And from somewhere near the back, >She heard a daddy say, >'Looks like another deadbeat dad, >Too busy to waste his day.' > > >The words did not offend her, >As she smiled up at her Mom. >And looked back at her teacher, >Who told her to go on. > > >And with hands behind her back, >Slowly she began to speak. >And out from the mouth of a child, >Came words incredibly unique. > >'My Daddy couldn't be here, >Because he lives so far away. >But I know he wishes he could be, >Since this is such a special day. > >And though you cannot meet him, >I wanted you to know. >All about my daddy, >And how much he loves me so. > >He loved to tell me stories >He taught me to ride my bike. >He surprised me with pink roses, >And taught me to fly a kite. > >We used to share fudge sundaes, >And ice cream in a cone.. >And though you cannot see him. >I'm not standing here alone. > >'Cause my daddy's always with me, >Even though we are apart >I know because he told me, >He'll forever be in my heart' > >With that, her little hand reached up, >And lay across her chest. >Feeling her own heartbeat, >Beneath her favorite dress. > >And from somewhere in the crowd of dads, >Her mother stood in tears. >Proudly watching her daughter, >Who was wise beyond her years. > >For she stood up for the love >Of a man not in her life. >Doing what was best for her, >Doing what was right. > >And when she dropped her hand back down, >Staring straight into the crowd. >She finished with a voice so soft, >But its message clear and loud. > >'I love my daddy very much, >he's my shining star. >And if he could, he'd be here, >But heaven's just too far. > >You see he is a soldier >And died just this past year >When a roadside bomb hit his convoy >And taught brave men to fear. > >But sometimes when I close my eyes, >it's like he never went away...' >And then she closed her eyes, >And saw him there that day. > >And to her mother's amazement, >She witnessed with surprise. >A room full of daddies and children, >All starting to close their eyes. > >Who knows what they saw before them, >Who knows what they felt inside. >Perhaps for merely a second, >They saw him at her side. > >'I know you're with me Daddy,' >To the silence she called out. >And what happened next made believers, >Of those once filled with doubt. > >Not one in that room could explain it, >For each of their eyes had been closed. >But there on the desk beside her, >Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose. > >And a child was blessed, if only for a moment, >By the love of her shining star. >And given the gift of believing, >That heaven is never too far. > > > >Until eternity. 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