Daddy

If I could grow wings
And fly
Know that this is true
I would fly
High in the sky
So I could be with you
I love you, daddy.

Can you take a life
And summarize it
Into words?

Someone who perhaps
No one will remember
Except a few?

If you do not make
The evening news
Does that make you
Unmemorable?

But he lives on
He does
Perhaps forever
And not just in photographs

DNA is more than
Genetic markers
It is life
It is a connection.

My tears are his
My blood is his
My bones are a part of him

Daddy
You are always with me
I will always remember you
I will always love you
I will always be your daughter