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Get E-mail | Message List | Compose | Choose Folder INBOX DAV SentMail Trash Logged in as: smokeykitty Message: 1 of 19 Mailbox: smokeykitty on AT&T WorldNet Folder: INBOX Read Message From: To: Subject: Need a good cry? Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 0810 -0500 > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > Her hair was up in a ponytail > > >>> >> > > > 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 > > >>> >> > > > 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 see > > >>> >> > > > 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 was 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 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 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, > > >>> >> > > > 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, > > >>> >> > > > 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 here alone. > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > "Cause my daddy's always with me, > > >>> >> > > > Even though we are apart > > >>> >> > > > I know because he told me, > > >>> >> > > > He'll forever be in my heart" > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > With that, her little hand reached up, > > >>> >> > > > And lay across her chest. > > >>> >> > > > Feeling her own heartbeat, > > >>> >> > > > Beneath her favourite 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. > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > 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, > > >>> >> > > > 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 on the desk beside her, > > >>> >> > > > Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose. > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > And a child was blessed, if only for a moment, > > >>> >> > > > By the love of her shining bright star. > > >>> >> > > > And given the gift of believing, > > >>> >> > > > That heaven is never too far > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >>> >> > > > They say it takes a minute to find a special person, > > >>> >> > > > an hour to > > >>> >> > > > appreciate > > >>> >> > > > them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to > > >>> >> > > > forget them. Send > > >>> >> > > > this > > >>> >> > > > phrase to the people you'll never forget and > > >>> >> > > > remember to send it also to > > >>> >> > > > the > > >>> >> > > > person that sent it to you. It's a short message to > > >>> >> > > > let them know that > > >>> >> > > > you'll never forget them. If you don't send it to > > >>> >> > > > anyone, it means you're > > >>> >> > > > in > > >>> >> > > > a hurry and that you've forgot your friends. Take > > >>> >> > > > the time...to live and > > >>> >> > > > love. > > >>> >> > > > Until eternity. God bless. Get E-mail | Message List | Compose | Address Book | Mailboxes | Options | Printable View Help | Feedback | Logout | AT&T WorldNet Home -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Conditions. AT&T Online Privacy Policy. AT&T WorldNet i495 & 7/7 Privacy Policy. Copyright 2002. AT&T. All Rights Reserved.
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