You came all the way

Soaring from heaven

As a gift to me

From God Himself

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You made yourself at ease

Beside my head

On my right shoulder

Cooing from time to time

Murmuring in your sweet voice

So that I heard

All that you had to tell me

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I seized it

And shelved it

In the recesses of my heart

For all that you said

Were precious in its very essence

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When I realized

That you were the missing piece

In the jigsaw puzzle

With me as the another chunk

I reached out

To keep you safe

Within my fingers

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That was the moment

You chose to burst through

From my enfolded hand

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You sensed

The change that came in me

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For my selfish reasons

I wanted to keep you with me

As long as I lived

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Earlier you had all the freedom

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Now I deprived you of that

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So you decided to go back home

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It was the reassurance

Of flying away anytime you wanted

That kept you on my shoulder all this time

Safe and sound

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You went

Just like that

When I decided to cherish you

Forever and always

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Why Daddy?

Was heaven more beautiful

To live in

Than your daughter's heart?

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©VioletEden