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Daddy's Girl
by Kristi PaikMy little sister called out your name last night in her sleep
(do you remember her? Your favorite mistake?)
She misses you; as much as we all should combined
I could forgive you for the lies
I could forgive you for making me stay up
all those sleepless nights
I could forgive you for making me cry
I could forgive the fact that I will never
truly trust any one cause of you
But
why?
Even now, all grown up Daddy
I am still not your girl
You see me
And pretend to care
Its cool Daddy
I understand it will never work here
Cause even when youre near
I feel
so far away from you.
I watched you swim today Daddy
Your backstroke, your butterfly,
Your perfect Australian crawl
I always thought I was drowning in that
Icy water between us
Maybe, just maybe
You were moving too slow to save me.
05/04/2006 Posted on 05/04/2006
Copyright © 2025 Kristi Paik
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 05/04/06 at 07:47 PM This piece really touched me. It reminds me of my daughter relationship with her father- you described it perfectly in the last stanza- so sad. Very heartfelt and hard write, and very tough read! SO well done. |
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