A Fathers Love - Poetry

A Fathers Love

I look up into his smiling face

See kindness and love shine through

He lifts me into his arms

Holds me close, whispers I love you little one

As he sits in his big comfy chair

I snuggle up close on his lap

He strokes my hair, tells me how much he cares

Gives me a kiss on the cheek and tells me he’ll always be there

A Fathers love –

So simple and real

It’s what every little girls needs

I rest my head on his chest and smile

A smile of contented bliss

I close my eyes and drift off to sleep

In the safety of my Father’s arms

I hear a bird, I start to stir

But I fight back the wakefulness

I open my eyes and a single tear is released

My dream quickly fades –

But the sadness of what has happened remains

The longing for what I’d never had

A dark and distant soul was he

A somewhat stern but kindly man

I loved him oh so dearly

But his kisses and his cuddles weren’t meant for me

I wondered what I’d done to him, to stop him loving me

Acceptance seemed the better choice, to keep my sanity

I promised one day I’d gain the strength to ask him why this was so

But the years went by and now he’s gone

So I will never know

Why he could never say he loved me