Daughter

She said an ugly word today

I heard it in my ear

Cold and cutting full of hatred

Though, is nothing for me to fear

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So pretty is her countenance

Her language, unexpected, stings

It must sit bitter on her tongue

To say such spiteful things

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She tries to take a bite again

To eat my heart up whole

The smell of sulfur rises strong

You cannot have my soul

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I touch her face, light and gentle

To tame her feral ways

Soft tears come flowing down her cheeks

The anger kept at bay

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Why rail at me, so strong and hard

I ask to understand

Because you’re there, she says to me

Holding my older hand

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Let us not fight my daughter, mine

For warm care, please do ask

When feeling sad, or down, or blue

In my love, you will bask