Conversations

She came to me in the middle of the night;
Shaking and shivering full of fright. 
She said " I had a terrible dream";
It woke me up, and had to scream. 

"Calm down dear, Daddy's here!";
Honey their is nothing to fear. 
She couldn't get a word out as she tried;
Just laid there in my arms and cried. 

"Pookie please tell me what is wrong";
"Daddy I dreamt that you were gone".
"Baby daddy's did not go anywhere"
No matter what I said it was as if I wasn't there. 

I told her that everything is alright;
You will have good dreams the rest of the night. 
I sat their for what else could I say?;
I will ask again during the day. 

She called me and told me "I remember what it all was;
I'm afraid to tell you just because". 
" Baby: please tell me what was wrong!"
" I was afraid that you will be gone".

"I will always be here with you no matter what"
"Don't cry no more my little peanut";
So we talk about some funny stuff.
Then she said "daddy please don't worry I will be tuff". 

I felt as if she was stronger than me that day;
For the last thing she had to say. 
"Daddy don't worry I will be tuff";
To hold back my tears was awful rough. 

She call for me later that night;
Saying that she had a fright.
"Pookie please tell me what's on your mind";
"Daddy do you ever have something to hide behind?"

I had told her I only had one fear;
That is not to be able to wipe your tear. 
"Daddy you build me up, and make me strong";
"I'm just making sure your not gone!"

She called for me once again;
"Daddy I don't know where to start; where to begin"
"Honey you can tell me anything you want; I said";
"Daddy I want to sleep in your bed".

"My dearest darling I wish you could";
"You just go to sleep and be good!"
"Daddy I don't want you to be shocked";
" I know you can't drawl blood from a rock"

Those words that echoed in my mind
So long;
How she will be tuff and so strong. 
This four year old who would never say good-bye;
She's tearing me down and made me cry. 

I called to her the very next day, and told her I have something important to say;
"Daddy's coming I will be there to stay!"
My beautiful child of mine broke down in tears;
"Daddy I will I have no more fears?".

She met me when I got off the plane;
We both had grown up, and not the same. 
I remembered her just a cute;
She snapped back and gave me a salute. 

I was trained to be tough as a nail;
To cry in my daughters arms; did I fail?
"See daddy your were afraid like me";
"I just had to know if I could be".

To see my little girl to be such a trooper;
I thought it was nice, and even super. 
Around her neck she still wore my dog tag;
"Daddy every time I thought of you I would salute our flag!"

How can my Pookie understand what it is like in war?;
When she could barely open her dresser door. 
The hardest thing for a father;
Is going to war, and leaving his daughter. 

I've seen death and have been shot;
Nothing ever hurt as bad as she fought. 
My little girl said she would be tuff;
I know now she had the right stuff.

She does not let me too far from sight;
For she never wants to have to fight. 
I think that she walked the walk;
She drew water from a rock. 

My Pookie is now eight;
She has grown up and still makes sure that I'm not late. 
She tells me how I made her strong;
I think as a father; I was wrong. 

She knows now what I was;
She says" Daddy, I know just because".
She doesn't get mad or even hyper;
Even though I was a sniper. 

To this day it is really rough;
Just to know that she is so tuff. 



Conversations from my daughter, and I;
The only woman that made me cry!

I LOVE YOU FALISATIE NOEL!