Love Poems
The Missing Link


 

When I was just a little girl,
I felt a little different from all the others,
I knew there was something missing in my life,
although I had one of the world's finest mothers.

Now, please don't misunderstand,
because I never felt I'd been particularly wronged,
but there was something missing, a missing link,
and unmistakeably, it was the father and daughter bond.

Now I know that life isn't always that easy,
and things don't always go as you would have planned,
sometimes there's no rhyme nor reason,
and sometimes all you can do is; misunderstand.

And life sometimes just goes and happens,
and the pages, like a book, just go and unfold,
and there's many a story that could have been,
there's many a story un-happened and untold.

And in truth, that's how it was for me growing up,
school years, graduation, marriage, my father wasn't there,
now, I'm not looking for any sympathy,
and I'm certainly not laying blame anywhere.

But there was always this slightly empty feeling,
it was a void that touched my very soul,
somehow, the occasion didn't feel complete,
and occasionally, I somehow never felt completely whole.

But that changed in January 2001, within 15 minutes on the 'Net,
and I'll never forget that time you got off the bus,
and then in the space of a few minutes,
we were no longer you and I, we were an us.

And ever since that moment,
I have felt truly complete,
and that's a hard feeling to explain,
but it's one I know that's hard to beat.

And every cloud has a silver lining,
and in my case, it had two,
because I also got to meet my brother,
and Jeff, I'm very proud of you.

I know that you hate shopping,
but that second day we had was simply great,
and now I can't help but wonder,
about the wonderful twists and turns of fate.

Because I wonder if we'd be this close,
if we'd shared everyone of our years?
Who knows what would've happened?
Maybe we would've parted with bitter tears?

But what I do know is that now I'm finally happy,
I'm happy, I'll say it again and again,
and I can't wait until we're next together,
I'm looking forward to that time, sometime when.

And mere distance may separate us,
mere distance keep us apart,
just know that you're forever in my thoughts,
and yes, we're joined together at the heart.

And I'm sorry I can't be there today,
(and I also promise that this is not a payback),
I know that you'll forgive my absence,
because compassion is a quality that you've never lacked.

So, Happy Birthday, Dad,
that's really what these words are for,
I'm glad you're no longer a missing link,
just know that I'll love you for evermore.