Tuesday, March 8, 2022

The Daughter

 

 

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You were already born when I met you

Had spent four years not knowing you

But when I fell in love with your mother

I took you into my heart like my own daughter

 

Through the years that you grew up

No one knew you were for another

You had no idea because you weren’t told

There was no need to worry your head

With things that were for when you were old

 

There was nothing you ever needed

From parents day to birthday parties

I played my role with all my heart

To make sure you never felt unloved

And it was a pleasure to watch you grow

From a little girl with braided hair

To a young woman lovely and fair

 

Suddenly a day came

When your mother forgot all that I had done

Turned you against me because I dared to question

The plans and decisions you both had made

Forgetting that I was there all the way

 

You treated me with contempt when things were tough

But still I waited to make sure

That the plans I had for you matured

And you could stand on your own two feet as a woman

 

Now I am just another person in your life

To be used and discarded like a rag

But God knows I did my best

To make sure you had nothing but the best

 

One day you’ll sit and wonder

When you find out that I am not your real father

That the love and care I had for you was genuine

Because I loved both you and your mother

And you were part of her, my little treasure

 

The pain in my heart will go away in time

And I know you will not find another

To care for you like a father

Because the one you may go looking for

Would not have the memories that I have of you

Going back to when you were four

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