Father And Daughter Reunited

The wind carries the sound of crickets, bringing warmth to my heart, yet sadness at the same time. So I stare,,,towards the full moon shined from a distance. A light hovering over creation. I fight to hold back the tears. That somehow slips through. Yet I keep staring, picturing the memory. I see,,,,my father and I. A visual only I treasure with joy.

A summer of 2008, Ohio winds. Suddenly the tears turn into a smile. As I start to remember wat I had come to close of forgetting. Its was a dark night, I came to a family members house. It seemed like hours I set in that room upstairs. Wondering, hoping. So I close my eyes...lost without thought, relaxed and waiting. For the first time in years I would see my father.

A door opened downstairs, my curiosity flared. And as I ran down those long stairs a man stood at the door facing my aunt. I knew the minute I seen him who it was and the tears started before I could restrain them, his voice was so deep yet so calm as he asked, "Where's my daughter." Was it happiness or shock that kept me from answering first,,,or the fact I knew our time wouldn't last long,,,she pointed to me as he turned around. His eyes were as red as mine, and he grabbed me into a hug.

Reality snapped me back,,,the last time I seen him was 5 years ago. I could still feel the warmth of his arms. Stories were told, that he didn't love me,,,,after a while I considered it to be true. But the tears rolling down his face that night,,,had told me other wise. Even when time goes by, I know who my father is. I know love shines brightly an though I cant be there, an you cant be here, my heart holds the memory,,,,,of a father an daughter reunited once again, an maybe in the future that past may repeat itself,,,,