 | “I love you more than there are fish in the sea and higher than the moon”,
I know Claire knew it was coming I say it every morning, night, and noon,
She rolls her eyes and looks at me like every time before,
“I know daddy, you’ve told me, and you don’t need to tell me anymore.”
I look at her and smile, remembering her mother’s eyes,
They sparkle just like hers did, like the stars in the December skies,
My beautiful girl growing up so fast, even though she’s only four,
Four years since my wife died, four years not any more.
I can’t imagine what it’s like for her, growing up with only a dad,
I wonder if seeing other kids with mothers makes her sad,
No one to brush her hair and give her beauty tips when she’s older,
No mother to lean on when she gets her first broken heart, and sob on her shoulder.
“Why did mommy have to die?” she says with a curious expression,
I look at her with teary eyes; she always asks this question,
“I don’t know Claire, I don’t know,” this is all I can think to say,
“But I do know even though she’s gone, she’s still with you everyday.”
Claire smiles her mothers smile as she wraps her arms around my thigh,
“I love you daddy, and I know mommy does to, so you don’t have to cry”,
I pick her up into my arms and hold on to her tight,
And even though I’m crying, I know now that everything will be alright. |  |
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