Her hair up in a pony tail
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
On this Daddy's Day.
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 were 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 student 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 at her friends,
And looked back at her teacher
Who told her to begin.
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 with me on this 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 all alone.
'Cause my daddy's always with me
Even though we are apart,
I know because he told me
He'll forever be here 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.
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 placed on her desktop
Was a beautiful pink rose.
And a child was blessed, if only a moment
By the love of her shining bright star,
And given the gift of believing
That heaven is never too far...
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