| This one will bring tears to your eyes, at least it did mine. |
| Her hair was up in a ponytail >Her favorite dress tied with a bow. >Today was Daddy's Day at school, >And she couldn't wait to go. > >But her mommy tried to tell her, >That she probably should stay home. >Why the kids might not understand, >If she went to school alone. > >But she was not afraid; >She knew just what to say. >What to tell her classmates >Of why he wasn't there today. > >But still her mother worried, >For her to face this day alone. >And that was why once again, >She tried to keep her daughter home. > >But the little girl went to school, >Eager to tell them all. >About a dad she never sees >A dad who never calls. > >There were daddies along the wall in back, >For everyone to meet. >Children squirming impatiently, >Anxious in their seats. > >One by one the teacher called, >A student from the class. >To introduce their daddy, >As seconds slowly passed. > >At last the teacher called her name, >Every child turned to stare. >Each of them was searching, >For a man who wasn't there. > >"Where's her daddy at?" >She heard a boy call out. >"She probably doesn't have one," >Another student dared to shout. > >And from somewhere near the back, >She heard a daddy say, >"Looks like another deadbeat dad, >Too busy to waste his day." > >The words did not offend her, >As she smiled up at her Mom. >And looked back at her teacher, >Who told her to go on. > >And with hands behind her back, >Slowly she began to speak. >And out from the mouth of a child, >Came words incredibly unique. > >"My Daddy couldn't be here, >Because he lives so far away. >But I know he wishes he could be, >Since this is such a special day. > >And though you cannot meet him, >I wanted you to know. >All about my daddy, >And how much he loves me so. > >He loved to tell me stories >He taught me to ride my bike. >He surprised me with pink roses, >And taught me to fly a kite. > >We used to share fudge sundaes, >And ice cream in a cone. >And though you cannot see him, >I'm not standing here alone. |
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