If
you would have known me.
Did
you care to know me?
I
resembled and loved you.
We
had the same hands, feet and rump.
As
a baby, did you hear my heart thump?
I
would have been the best daughter.
I
would have tended to you after a long work day.
Brought
you coffee and tea to get you to notice me.
I
would have brought your pipe and offered you a light.
Read
your favorite book with you; and
Rushed
home from school to talk with you.
A
life problem came one day,
A
friend said, “Ask your dad
for
the solution without delay.”
Startled
and afraid,
I
asked, “Who?”
I
would have been the best daughter.
Did
you think of me?
There
were solemn Sundays, birthdays and holidays.
I
thought of you, but not too much,
Just
enough to feel my heart clutch.
You
were so handsome and mild.
The
pictures you sent were showed off with smiles.
I
would have been the best daughter.
If
we would have talked more; you would have known.
I
would have been proud to call you my own.
Two
people too proud.
Years
passed without communication.
Hearts
somewhat connected, acts of rejection.
I
would have been the best daughter.
Daddy,
you could have believed.
We
should have reached out and
forgotten
about our doubts.
I
would have been the best daughter.
But,
I sat there weeping,
deeply
from the gut, that
felt
like a never ending rut.
Hollow
sorrow.
So
much to say,
Unspoken
words,
But,
I will see you one day.
Now,
I remember you.
Please
remember me.
The
best daughter.
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