Father to daughter

I wrote this after I had to chastise my daughter and I felt guilty for making her cry...

Father to Daughter

You look up at me

eyes teary

staring

caring

eyes like mine

so fine

same colour and hue

same shape too.

How could I

deny

anything of you

no clue.

I write

this night

a means to an ends

to make amends

for punishment justified

you shouldn’t have lied.

Would you rather I clouted

instead of shouted?

The guilt is bad

but understand I had

no choice

but to raise my voice.

It won’t be long

you’ll know right from wrong

and remember

from January through December

I love you always

all days.

Reviews

[Chris G. Vaillancourt]

Excellent penning

[Weepingmoon]

A father never seen to stay mad at his daugter. Lovely write