morbidkitten00

Sixteen crayola coated pictures sticking to the refrigerator door, she says she knows you love her, but she says she loves you more. Doodles of daddy's and daughters--under her little red barrette. She leaves the daddy's face blank, for a man she's never met. She sits on the kitchen counter, waiting by the phone, She brushes by the curtains, in case daddy's coming home. That girl, she's getting big now,  she's got such a beautiful face. Her big brown eyes and joyful smile lighten up this empty place. She tells all her friends at school, that daddy's working late, and at the dinner table, she sets an extra plate. She bows to say