Daughter's father watches
as she cries over his tomb
husband takes her hand
and guides her away from the grave
as the tears pour down her face
She smiles and hugs her daughters
they smile back through the sorrow
and reach out to hold her hand
because she needs them more than they need her
in this moment they're her support
because she'd never admit to falling apart
but they can see it in her eyes
the way she pretends she's fine
they see right through the mask
Daughter's father watches
as she weeps at his funeral
and wishes there was something he could do
to take away her pain
But all that's left is to love her
and tell her things'll be alright
one day when she's older
she won't miss him quite so much
So she closes her eyes for a minute
and takes his proffered hand
she squeezes it so tightly
but he lets her anyway
because he knows she needs this
though she'll never tell him that
Daughter's father watches
as the tries to hide the tears
pretend that she's not broken
and act like she's alright
she's taking this so lightly
that he figures she's going to be just fine
but what he doesn't see is
all those nights when he is sleeping
and her grief comes out to play
She's got to be strong for
all of the ones who can't
everyone is weeping
life around her falls apart
as she stands alone in the middle
taking in the destruction
as the ashes float on by
Daughter's father watches
as they bury her guiding light
the others say they're sorry
she doesn't really care
she hears nothing but pain around her
as she watches family grieve
he left behind so many
didn't stay long enough for them
but she knows he's happy
his suffering is over, he knows they'll make it through some day
they each have each other
and they can take it day by day
Daughter's father watches
as his daughter falls apart
the strong one speaks her anguish
and the other's silence tells
all he needs to know as
she smiles sadly back at him
He tells her it gets better
but she's not ready to hear those words just yet
she just needs someone to lean on
when they've all seemed to dissapear
her loved ones seem so far away
and she hates to burden them
so she smiles when she's asked
and hides behind the mask
Daughter's father watches
as she pulls out strong and graduates
he complains about the people
but he smiles on the same
as she takes a last deep breath
and struts across that stage
and once it's done and over
he thinks that she has made it
and that now her grief is done
what he doesn't know is
that it's only just begun
YOU ARE READING
With Broken Wings (2013)
Poetry"Take these broken wings and learn to fly again." This is my own personal story of overcoming my demons and my grief. I define my recovery. ι'ℓℓ вє уσυя ѕнσυℓ∂єя тσ cяу ση, уσυя яσcк ωнєη уσυ'яє ησт ѕтяσηg ι'ℓℓ вє уσυя нєαят ωнєη ιт'ѕ вяσкєη, му α...
