Daughter Words

Said my goodnight

Last night

To the bright

Open eyes

Of the best thing

That I

Have ever done

32 years

With fears

And failures

Following

For what seemed

To be

Forever

Finally

Forced to concede

That me,

I did indeed

Succeed

For once

My one

Perfect

Pleases me

To no end

I go and

Close my eyes

And wonder

At the wonder

That a heart can contain

Something so beautiful

In the face

Of such pain

Marvel at the thought

That I managed

To not get

Caught

In the same

Cycle of weakness

That was my

Teaching

But she’s reaching

For me

Every morning

On the way

To school

15 and we still hold hands

Cause she’s cool

Enough not to be

Too cool for love

In front

Of crowds

And I am

Wowed at her wit

And her sarcastic

Quick grins

And her heart

And her laugh

And the way

That she’s at

Just the edge of my shoulders

Tall enough only

To always

Be my little me

My only foray

Into having done something

So amazing

Raising the best kid

Anyone has ever met

And I wonder

If my heart

Can even wrap

My head

Around the best

Feeling

Finding me

Right now

I did something

Perfect

At least one thing right

And if

I never do anything else

I’m content

And I’ll sleep

Just fine tonight