Your Poem:
Daddy’s Gone Daddy’s been gone for way too long He’s just so stubborn and so headstrong I will see him again, I know I will But he didn’t leave on his own free-will He got a strange letter in the mail I’ve never seen his face so pale I witnessed the tears immerse his eyes It almost seemed that they would capsize He shrugged it off on command And said, “For my country I will stand.” Later that night I heard a noise coming from outside I went to the backdoor where I found my Daddy with glassy eyes In his hands was a picture of us all He held it tight not letting it fall He would soon have to let go of us He had to go enforce justice I walked up to him and said, “Can’t someone else do it instead?” He looked up at me with guilty eyes, And said, “If I don’t people will die” Then he told me, “Don’t worry, princess.” Then I said, “Remember this: Strong men have the power to fight, But cowardly men do it all in spite” Then I quickly ran off To leave him to his thoughts I crawled into bed and started to sob Why was it my daddy they had to rob? Then all of the sudden the light cam on My Daddy’s voice said” Listen to this song” Last kiss was the melody he played that night The words shattered my heart like frostbite “Well, where oh where can my baby be? The lord took her away from me She’s gone to heaven so I’ve got to be good So I can see my baby when I leave this world”. The record player blared Inside my emotion began to flare The tune seemed to open me up and take a peek, Attacked my heart where I was weak Like an x-ray it reached inside And pulled out all the emotions I tried to deny Then my Daddy whispered quietly, “Just play this song when you miss me”. I nodded my head Then I said: “I’m going to play this song all night long Because I already miss you and your not even gone. My love for you is like a broken record It keeps on going forever and ever”. My Daddy left the very next day They couldn’t be patient they couldn’t even wait They needed him now, he had to go When he left, around him was an angelic glow That was the last time I saw my Daddy He was off to go fight for our country He wrote me a letter once in a while But then they just seemed to stifle And ever since then there were no more But I still played that song like I swore One day I found the courage to ask my mommy a question To ask her if she knew what happened to him When she answered her voice cracked hoarsely Like her mouth and the truth didn’t agree She said that he’d be back in a little while But I knew that she was in cruel denial I started to cry when I realized he was gone But then in my heart I remembered the song I began to understand the message my Daddy had for me That this was the way it had to be I finally knew what every verse meant Especially the lines that went like this “Well, where oh where can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me She’s gone to heaven, so I got to be good, So I can see my baby when I leave this world”. My Daddy must have known he was going to die Because of the words in this next line “Well now she’s gone even though I hold her tight. I lost my love, my life that night”. My Daddy’s been gone for way too long But always in my heart I keep our song The song he played that precious night When he lost his love and his life -Katherine A. Gaffney

Your Poem:
~MY WISH LIST ~ I wish i could take beautiful pictures I wish I had atrue friend I wish i had both parents I wish I travel to places I always wanted to see I wish my bother was here I wish I could foget my past I wish i could care less I wish I wasnt alone to think of this I wish I could look at the sun without closing my eyes I wish I could look into your eyes I wish I could talk to u without crying I wish that my dremes wouldnt hurt me sometimes I wish I didnt cry I wish I could do things so well I wish your were here I wish that everything I wish for wasn't because I miss u I wish I didn't know how is like to miss you I wish I had my own house I wish I wouldnt have 2 change paces I wish I woudnt have to worry about things I wish I could call places my hom e I wish I was some place I could call home I wish I wouldn't have to look at some things and think that soon there not gonna be mine I wish I could paint the picture that everyone would love I wish I see blue water someday I wish I tuouch dolphins and then swim with them I wish I graduated from college I wish I was happy with what i've done 2 my future I wish u ere proud of me I wish you could herae me playing guitar so well I wish I didn't think of some things so often I wish that being me wouldnt drive me crazy sometimes I wish I wouldnt dream so much I wish I could be different sometimes I wish I wasnt scared sometimes I wish you were always here with me I wish I could wake up on ' my balkony " someday I wish they wouldnt rent my place I wish they would open the door when I wanted to see my home where I grew up I wish they erase my name on their door I wish I met my slep brother someday and he would recognize me I wish I woudnt hide so much I wish I could tell u all this I wish I could look at the stars on my sky I wish I saw that tree again I wish I close my eyes and see you walking and me waiting for you I wish you didint think I was to young to tell me your secrets I wish I was more mature those days I wish they woudn't think this was my foult