That Spring morning I took my daugther's tiny hand
we walked through the front gate to the end of the street
a car was waiting to take us to our plane
Daddy always was a proud man
but at that moment my eyes he could not meet
his back was turned, I heard his stifled tears
both of us fearing we would never see each other again
Daddy showed that he loved me in many ways
yet, those three words I so longed to hear
were ones I had never heard him say
I still remember the phone call
the one that made me rip the cord out of the wall
It was Daddy and he sounded unusually happy
he said he had the house to himself
and he wanted to talk to me
He had been really sick so I asked if he was feeling better
the answer was "yes, baby girl" and "thank you for my letter"
We talked for a good while then the conversation came to an end
I could sense something was wrong
what happened next I never would have imagined
He paused for a minute then said "I just want to tell you that I love you"
he said "good bye, baby girl"
then the call was through
Just two days later my father died
there is no number for the amount of tears I cried
Hearing him say those three words
the ones I had waited a lifetime for
don't seem to matter now
I will never hear them again
Daddy's not here anymore
Author notes
"Words I'll never hear" This time of year is really hard for me. I lost my father on Dec. 29, 1991 and the funeral was on New Year's Day. It is still such a sad day for me, trying to celebrate is almost impossible. I still miss him so very much. I hope you all will enjoy this. Let me know if you think it needs anything more.
A contest entry
- Feelings At Present. by Poetryintheblood.
625 points, ended November 17, 2008, 16 entries
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Comments
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Thank you for your most heartfelt entry , Sorry to hear you lost your beloved Daddy, Josie
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I'm sorry
Death is sad for those that are still here, but to those that go to heaven, it is just the beginning of a wonderful exhistance. I believe this and that makes me want to go on and be all I can here so that my life in the hereafter is as good as it can be. I hope that my relitives can celibrate my life here and not be sad, because I will be looking in on them from above, just as your father is! Close your eyes and you can hear him talk to you! I love you and am sad that you are sad. I hope you can get by this time of year with less sorrow. I Believe he is smiling down at you, so hold your head up so he can see your face! He loves you, I love you! The Shaker
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oh my god.i am so sorry... it really doesnt need anymore..its perfect the way it is..
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