Please forgive my self-indulgence

Daddy’s wish


“What would you wish for Daddy if you could have just one?
Would you wish for money, or fame, or just to have more fun?”

What would I wish for angel if I it was just my call?
What would make me the happiest, the happiest Dad of all?

I would ask for every day that you and I were apart.
I would ask to have them back, to make a brand new start.

I would want to be there for every single day.
Just running, and laughing, and playing it away.

I would want to be there as you first learned a word.
So that I never missed a one, every one I heard.

I would want back every night that I didn’t tuck you in.
Oh if I could have my wish I would like to start again.

I would read your favorite story, every single night.
And to make sure you felt safe I would leave on a tiny light.

I would wipe away every tear that trickled down your face.
Or maybe I would kiss them away, leaving not a trace.

Oh my angel if I could have a wish to heal my heart.
I would wish that all our lives were never spent apart.

To my Angel