I Kiss My Daddy Goodnight
The love of a dying father.
I hold his hand and squeeze it tight
Tell him everything’s gonna be alright
I tuck him in bed, snug and tight
Leave on the hallway light
I kiss my daddy goodnight
I see the love in his old gentle eyes
The pride, then fear as he cries
I wipe the tears he tries to fight
Tell him everything’s gonna be alright
I kiss my daddy goodnight
Growing up, he’d hold my hand and squeeze it tight
Telling me everything’s gonna be alright
He’d tuck me in bed, snug and tight
Leaving on the hallway light
And I’d kiss my daddy goodnight
When the closet monsters came with a fright
He’d come running in the middle of the night
Check the room and hug me with all his might
Telling me everything’s gonna be alright
And I’d kiss my daddy goodnight
One last time our eyes lovingly meet, his time is near
With a shaky hand, from my cheek he wipes a tear
He smiles, and with his last breath before the light
Tells me everything’s gonna be alright
I kiss my daddy goodnight
©Lon Casler Bixby 2017
About the Creator
Lon Casler Bixby
Lon Casler Bixby is a published author: Fiction, Poetry, Humor, & Comic Books. He's also an award-winning photographer whose work has been featured in magazines, art & coffee table books, & in Art Galleries throughout the world.
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