I'll always be There for You
Anthony Arsenault 1975 (Halifax, NS)
Waiting for the bus, on her first day of school
She grabs his hand and begins to cry
He lifts her up in his strong arms
And wipes the tears from her eyes
I know you don't want to leave dear
You need to smile and look ahead
She squeezed his hand ever harder
And this is what she said
Hold my hand Daddy
Don't ever let it go
I'm so very scared Daddy
But I don't want it to show
Oh my darling daughter
It’s time to see this through
But remember that whatever happens
I'll always be there for you
Now it’s twenty years later
She looks beautiful in her wedding dress
It’s obvious that she's been crying
The tears have made her makeup a mess
He reaches out and takes her hand
Pulls her in and hugs her tight
He wipes the tears from her eyes
She squeezes his hand oh so tight
Hold my hand Daddy
Don't ever let it go
I'm so very scared Daddy
But I don't want it to show
Oh my darling daughter
It’s time to see this through
But remember that whatever happens
I'll always be there for you
Many years pass by them
She gets the call to come home quick
Something's happened, he asking for her
They say he's deathly sick
She sits on the bed beside him
She knows his time is near
She hugs him tightly
And whispers in his ear
Hold my hand Daddy
Don't ever let it go
I'm so very scared Daddy
But I don't want it to show
Oh my darling daughter
It’s time to see this through
But remember that whatever happens
I'll always be there for you
About this poem
This poem shows the lasting love between a father and a daughter, and how time changes their roles, but not their love.
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Written on 2015
Submitted by joceton on November 11, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | xxxa bcdc EFEF DGHG dixi xjaj EFEF DGHG xkdk xbex EFEF DGHG |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,454 |
| Words | 311 |
| Stanzas | 12 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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