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My Dad

This is not one of those sappy Hallmark type poems,
"Oh my dad is is so great!" poem, No!,
no, this is my heart, my soul,
this is the feelings I get when I close my eyes,
and let my spirit fly.
I miss him, truly I do.
I often cry into my pillow at night,
praying help me make make it through.
There are little things that tear me up inside,
Like hearing "Butterfly kisses", my  tears well up
and then I break down and cry.
I can't even begin to tell you how,
it has been ten years now.
I was at his grave last Sunday,
and inside it felt like it just happened yesterday.
Right now, the tears roll down my cheek,
I can only hope that in heaven once again we will meet.
Onto the keyboard they spill,
the emotions I am feeling are real.
I want to cry out loud,
I want to shout.
I want to ask God why?
How hard it is without you in my life.
Coming from your little Angel, your gem,
Deep inside I truly miss him.
My love, my heart keeps fading like a flower,
It gets harder sometimes hour by hour.
Tell me why I break down and cry?
Did angels sing you a lullaby?
Daddy dearest, I miss you, and I can't let go,
I miss you more than you'll ever, ever know.

teardrops on the roses I left on your grave

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I truely closed my eyes for this one, and man, I let my heart speak. It spoke extreme volumes to me and then my fingers started to type, and this is my heart-wrenching reply.
Written April 24th, 2006

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  • Inside and out
    July 23, 2006
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    I can feel your loss. Your words are written with such love. It flows through this poem. I too have lost my dad and felt this tremedous vacancy in my life. Know that you are not alone in your tears. There is someone at this end of the computer who understands and sends you a hug and blessings.
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem my dear poet.


  • Angelwatchingme
    July 23, 2006
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    I just read this poem again, and it is just as hard for me to read as the day I wrote it. My heart begins to ache inside.


  • Angelwatchingme
    May 6, 2006
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    Thanks to Elnona this is my first Golden Trophy! I am so happy as I did put my heart and soul into this!

  • Elnona
    April 28, 2006
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    wow... what a powerful right and truly amazing... thank you so much for being so brave you are truly amazing... thank you so much and i am so sorry for his death... My dad isn't dead but i miss the way he was... before... now there is nothing left of what he was... Thank you so much for writing this... Truly an amazing write... Elnona

  • comet of 1989
    April 25, 2006
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    This brought tears to my eyes. Such a heartfelt write that must have been so painful to do. a very emotional piece that shows a lot of love.
    X Tragedy X

  • Angelwatchingme
    April 24, 2006
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    Thanks a million for the kind words! I was 19 at the time of his death 5/5/96. Next week, marks ten years and that is the reason for the raw emotion in the poem. OMG so sorry, I am tearing up again. *needs a box of kleenexes*

  • Angelwatchingme
    April 24, 2006
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    Thank you, I know he does. And A lot of times I get by great, but the anniversary is next week on the Fifth, Cinco de Mayo, and well my Husband accidently made an assinine comment recently, "I think I am gonna die on my Birthday, his is May 1,
    and then he goes Didn't Phil, my deceased stepdad whom I adored also, die on that day?" I was appalled by his comment. He knows it is a hard month for me, oh well, life goes on, and i appreciate your very kind words.

  • icebear
    April 24, 2006
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    Time heals,but the scars remain. Boy, this one is a tear jerker. I don't know what to say. I miss my mother who died twenty years ago. Slowly, the sadness began to slip away. Remember, they would'nt have wanted us to be so sad. They always wanted us to be happy. So be happy for him. He would have wanted it that way.

  • FindingFate
    April 24, 2006
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    I say heart-wrenching is right. I am so sorry you lost someone so close to you. Do mind me asking how old you were when it happened? Such a horrible loss to face at any age though. Thank you for sharing.

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