Not from me

she reads aloud

in front of the class

a poem from her dad

she starts out strong

with confidence

and love

then she becomes quite

as she thinks it through

this poem was left by her bed

from a man she never new

she never wrote this peace

but it felt so open and warm

but when she stands

and reads it aloud

she hears how it is wrong

her father wasn't a hero

her mother wrote this poem

her father walked out the door

with out even a care for her

she looks down

and reads aloud

"i love you my little star"

then she drops the poem and runs out the door

she moves through the hall way

then she sees her mother

waiting at the desk

she looks at her

with tears in her eyes

and whispers ever so softly

"you lied to me and made me believe my father really cared i hate the fact that all these years i should have never cared i know you lie a lot but this was crossing the line"

she leaves her mother speechless

standing in a room

with her mouth wide open

her eyes blurry with tears as she runs after her daughter

who she protected all these years

not a little girl any more

she is growing up

she cant protect her any more

looking back she knew she needed that letter

and hopes that soon she will see it was a great thing what here mother gave her