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 of why he wasn't there
today.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 too meet.Children were squirming
impatiently, anxious in their seats.One
by one the teacher called, a student from the class to introduce
her daddy.As seconds slowly passed,
at last the teacher called her name, every child turned to
stare.
Each of them was searching,
for a man who wasn't there."Where's her daddy
at?" she heard a boy call out. And
from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy
say,"Looks like another
deadbeat dad, too busy too waste his
day."The words did not offend
her, as she smiled up at her Mom.And
looked back at her teacher, who told her to go
on.And with hands behind her
back, slowly she began too 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, since this is such a special
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, he taught me how 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 here
alone."Cause my daddy's
always with me, even though we are apart.
I know because he told me,
he'd forever be in my heart."With
that her little hand reached up, and lay across her
chest. Feeling her own heart beat,
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.You
see he was a fireman and died just this past
year.When airplanes hit the
towers, and taught Americans to fear."But sometimes when I
close my eyes, its 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. Perhaps for merely a
second, they saw him at her side."I know your 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..And a
child was blessed, if only for a moment, by the love of her shining
star.
Today was Daddy's Day at school, and she couldn't wait
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Nov 20, 2011 1:06pm