Saturday, May 31, 2014

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I look at my daughter's smiling face
Toothless mouth open in joy
And I cannot help but smile in return

How not?

But the smile is backed by tears
For as I look at her happiness
I have to consider all the ways I have failed
All the ways I will fail
All the ways she will fail
All the ways the world will fail
To treat her as I think she deserves
To treat her as she actually deserves
To treat her as she ought to be treated
As we all ought to be treated

It makes me want to weep

How not?

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