Daddy's Girl

The Man towering over 6 feet tall

Skin smooth and black with a personality that made him loved by all

His size never scared me

After all he is my Daddy

Growing up I thought he was stronger than Super-Man & smarter than any man

Daddy’s Girl

I am not ashamed to admit it

I love and idolized my Daddy even when my Momma said I shouldn’t

I never noticed the drug use as a young girl all I knew was I was special I was my Daddy’s Girl

As I got older the fantasy of my father faded

I wanted guidance and love but the drugs had taken my Daddy away

Now let’s get one thin straight

I never doubted my Daddy loved me but….

I became ashamed, embarrassed my father was lost and I stayed away sometimes praying our paths would not cross

It hurt to stay away it hurt to be ashamed

I never thought things could or would ever change

Out of nowhere my Daddy is back

The hero from my childhood is here

Sober and on a righteous path

God has given my Father another chance

My Daddy

Standing tall and proud

We talk almost every day and I am overjoyed I am his child

The pride I feel cannot be explained He might think his years of absents and drug use has caused me pain

He may want to make up for all the pain

He may seek forgiveness because he believes his choices in life have left me scared

But he is wrong

I felt pain of course but it never lasted

I forgive him for anything almost immediately

The only thing I hold onto is my past feelings of shame

I was young and silly Now that I am grown I know

Drunk, high, jailed, or sober my Father loved his daughter & I was always my Daddy’s Girl

So don’t stress Daddy

Don’t worry yourself by thinking you need to make up for lost time

All a Daddy’s Girl needs is her Daddy’s company

A walk in the park

A fathers understanding

A shoulder to cry on

A listening ear

The comfort a girl has…

No matter her age

Knowing

My Daddy is Here