"Daddy"
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 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.
"Cause my daddy's always with me,
Even though we are apart
I know because he told me,
He'll forever be in my heart"
With that, her little hand reached up,
And lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat,
Beneath her favorite dress.
And from somewhere in the crowd of dads,
Her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter,
Who was wise beyond her years.
For she stood up for the love
of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her,
Doing what was right.
And when she dropped her hand back down,
Staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft,
But its message clear and loud.
I love my daddy very much,
He's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be here,
But heaven's just too far.
You see he was a fireman
And died just this past year
When airplanes hit the towers
And taught Americans to fear.
But sometimes when I close my eyes,
It's like he never went away."
And then she closed her eyes,
And saw him there that day.
And to her mother's amazement,
She witnessed with surprise.
A room full of daddies and children,
All starting to close their eyes.
Who knows what they saw before them,
Who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second,
They saw him at her side.
"I know you're with me Daddy,"
To the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers,
Of those once filled with doubt.
Not one in that room could explain it,
For each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her,
Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.
And a child was blessed,
if only for a moment,
That heaven is never too far
They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
an hour to appreciate them,
a day to love them,
but then an entire life to forget them.
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such wisdom and courage to prove her father's love.
never fillial. I wish I had appreciated my mummy more. these days, when I read up jie's blog, I'll start to ponder upon my own actions and thoughts. everytime I scream at her, I feel a gush of guilt filling me up. and everytime I lied, I wish I could tell her the truth.
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it's 2 weeks away from the finals. gawsh! I'm lagging far behind on schedule. blame it on my lazy bones. I will never get started at this rate! what if I do not get into a combi that I want to? and what if I end up in the same class with the same people again? *screams* I dont want to! I will never be able to stay with this buncha people for another year! now that the year has come to almost an end, I'm losing my patience on some people. I really want to tell them off in the face how selfish they are. but guess what? everybody would turn their backs against me if I do that.
ddady's NOT going tml night. *sobs*
the dead one, 07:23.
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the dead one, 06:29.
it amazes me when I look back and see how far I've come. HE is so great!
everything started off seeming like a hellish ordeal. I couldnt see what good I could get out of it and I havent been doing many things for the appropriate reasons. now that I've freed myself from the chains of jealousy and hatred, I can finally see what those trials had brought me. I dont know if I've become a better person, but I've learnt that I lead an extraordinary life. but I dont mean that I need extra attention on me. however, I will be giving my attention to others. I was so afraid to be friends with some people at first, because I thought I wouldnt clique. I hate feeling left-out and I hafta walk away silently. now I know, that I wasnt chosen to make a difference for them.
well, for all that to take place, I wanna thank so many people.
but above all things, JESUS. I love HIM more than anyone and anything I own.
the dead one, 03:32.
argh. it's only the second day of term 4 and I'm germified! blah... so much happened yest but I'm not gonna blog it here... it's like crap! but anw, I havent let it get into me, so it's alright! dardie called muaee last night and we chatted for awhile. yeahs, now he knows what going on with his daughter for the past week, or so. I miss dardie so much... I wanna give him a big huggabug! o.O *sniffles* baby's sick lah... feeling cranky and paranoic.
I've got so much work to do tonight! luckily, I completed my math hw during the lesson. OR, I'll hafta mug my ass off tonight. my eye bags are like so obvious? I need muaee SLEEP!
1)accumiliated geog rev
2)geog wb
3)art sketches again!!!
bloody hell... if I can ever complete those tasks tonight, I'm gonna call myself: "da wonder woman!" blah... my throat hurts loh... the sore is back! how stupid can this throatie thing get? it's like, I've only got my voice tested out yest at choir. I was put into sops1! must be because I sang too high yest. hahaha it's really painful... argh... gotta sing on friday, saturday, sunday and MONDAY! how? I've only got 2 days to recover.
+eyes half-closed+
hais. so sleepy can? how?! this sucks.
anw, I'm so happy for unkeRer nig... :D you moved on! yay! *applause* so brave!!! haha... craps... daddy is just as brave! hahaha...
buzzing...
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the dead one, 06:24.
haha wonder why I asked the chinse songs from unker nig! argh... turning chinafied or what? *choy!* yeah yeah... was listening to "yue liang dai biao wo de xin" remix. what the hell? it's totally zhong guo! lol whatever. yeahs and I was like laughing to myself the whole time? hehe... gone mad! I dont know what I'm doing now? haha...
+clarity just came online+
haha that reminds me... I reunited unker nig and clar! they're primary cathechism classmates! yay! so nice loh... they found each other again! haha friends forever... blah! haha... so happy for them ok! I think unker niggie misses his days at sfx... aww! st anne's is utterly boring these days... it's unlike at the old building, we'd be playing soccer at the big field next to the church! yeahs... ling ling here would be playing with natasha and peeps in skirt! haha... remember the times I fell down... blah... I never cry loh! haha... cos my crush was around... blah wahahahahahahahaha... I'm full of shit! joy would know who that guy is anws... :P yeahs... miss the old churchie! I find the new building so still... and now with sjc next to it, it's so stressful can? tsk! haha...
argh. how did I get to that? *bish*
the dead one, 05:23.
oh wells, I sang for 9am mass as usual. but I didnt go breaky with unker nig! cos his parents wanted to have breaky with him. yeahs, he had no say, so he hadda go. but it's ok! :) I stayed around with rachel, jocelyn, jesslyn and jason. hehe and jenny MADE me stay for the potluck. yeah yeah so I did. I felt quite outta place... blah! *shrugs* but choir pract was good as usual? hehe managed to do quite alot. and I think we made an improvement! yay! yeahs, Ann is good. no doubt about that! :D hehe but right now, I am praying really hard that I can still go for the dinner. cos if I do not get a seat, I do not get to sing eiher! bloodyhell... they said we're singing at mass! but aiya, it became singing at the dinner as a perf. sheesh... they fancy making me fall outta line aye?
school re-opens tml. I feel like shit. cos I hate school. sigh!
the dead one, 02:37.
