To Dad

There's a moment in life,

Where you lose someone,

Who could have been,

The most important person in your life.

17 years of my life,

Without him, my dad.

That first year of my life

Passed by quickly.

18 years later,

I'm a grown young lady.

And he wasn't there,

To see any of it.

In my heart, 

I know he is watching over me.

Watching over the family.

I know he is proud of me.

Even though, 

I never knew him like I wish,

I feel like he has always been there.

At my side, watching me take steps into life.

As much as I wish things were different.

I don't want anything to change now.

I have some of the most important people in my life now.

And I like who I have become.

17 years have flown by.

I love and miss you.

Always will, because you are my dad.

I hope you are proud of who I became.