My Little Girl

My Little Girl

“One more smile daddy…say cheese.”
She doesn’t understand “past due”--
mortgage not in her vocabulary.

“Look this way daddy…say cheese.”
The Car’s broken down--
won’t be fixed for a week.

“Over here daddy…say cheese.”
The boss say’s I’m his best worker--
can’t hold my job.

“This will be good daddy…say cheese.”
The doctor’s did all they could--
I’ll walk no more.

“Pictures for Grandpa daddy…say cheese”
He’s gone to Heaven--
his visits are done.

“Just one more picture daddy…say cheese”
She doesn’t know there’s no film--
she’s only three.

©10-23-2005Darrell Bottoms