Reunited

I am no mother and no children bore

but a daughter do I have...  and before

she left home for good, a father I was not

maybe not even a friend...  still, I gave

her my views on life...  my opinions

right or wrong that I had determined;

a divorce in our family put me in a bad

situation further separating the two of us

from any kinship we might have felt...

on birthdays and holidays we sent cards

a gift or two through the mail but no

one on one meetings were desired;

and then one day she disappeared

for months and month there was no

contact and then it turned to years and

when I reached out to the only address

I had, no reply was ever received...

funny sometimes is the life we are given

as choices exacerbate the experiences

and to our grave we will all go with

or without those lost experiences...  never

knowing the fullness we could have had as

that will not be the last thing on our minds;

I am no mother and no children bore

but a father I will be forever...  and as a man

who has been gifted with memories, it is

this missing daughter I will fondly remember

and while she will never see the sorrow

inside...  it is mine alone to bear...

I am her father...  and she my daughter

and one day the light we will both see

and in that light become finally reunited.

11 October 2021