A Penny for Your Thoughts

Dear Daddy

Dear Daddy,

It's been a while.

How are you?

I really miss your smile.

I know it's been ages since we've had a proper talk.

Time is moving too fast,

I think I need to buy another clock.

It's already been 8 years since we've last spoken.

To tell you the truth,

That's how long my heart has been broken.

I've been thinking about you for a while now.

Maybe this letter could cure,

The little sadness I'm feeling somehow.

Remember those autumn days when we used to take long walks through the park?

It's one of my favorite memories of you,

Like a page with a bookmark.

Remember when you said the autumn colors are my heart?

Fiery gold with an innocent spark.

I miss those days when I used to cry in your arms,

Because the other children would tease me.

Their words were bullets.

Their mouths were firearms.

You would tell me to be still and to stop my tears.

You would tell me things that would heal me.

You were the only one who could chase away my fears.

Now here I am in this cold lonely world.

Without you by my side,

I'm just a sad broken girl.

You were the color that brought life to my canvass.

Now it's all black and white,

My life has faded into blackness.

But I do owe you gratitude by a trainload,

My stories,

My poems,

My songs,

All those unto me you bestowed.

Who I am now is because of you,

You embedded it into my heart,

Your teachings I do greatly value.

So Dear Daddy,

How is heaven?

Have you talked to God?

Have you seen Eden?