daughter

i got you

Eliza Davey: Regular
Damien: Italic

Like the caterpillar that

Can’t be contained

By its cocoon

Like the baby bird bursting

Flapping to fly from

Its nest

You spread wings of a butterfly

Elegant and swift

Take flight

And soar high;

One day making a nest

On your own.

I watch

Your metamorphosis

I shine; radiant

Proud peacock showing off feathers

Yet fierce, protective

Mama bear.

.

Wild hair, can’t be tamed

Energizer bunny, a body in motion

Just like the time that won’t rewind.

Brain with gears turning, learning, playing,

Catch up, slow down.

Watch you sleep

At peace

In awe that you’re mine.

A piece

That will live within me

Even

When you fly from my nest.

…

There is hope

Like the dove carrying the fern

A burn to learn

A yearn to return

Your flight will be momentous

Modeled after moments

In which

You make your presence matter.

I see in your eyes and mine

The similarities of two

Who have been combined by design.

The glow of the cosmos.

The row of the ocean waves in tide.

You are more than sea life

Much more than the penguins

Parading on the ice.

.

I am proud to call you mine.

Daughter, you are divine.

The owls turn their heads

In complete circles to spot you.

Like the kangaroo and her kid

I got you.

You are my everything

My firstborn

The first to call me daddy

I love you more than

Anything this earth or

Universe could possibly offer.

…

Mothers and daughters

Fathers and daughters

Every stage has its phase

With you through it all

Infancy and catering to you

The wobbly, sleep fighting toddler

…

Looking for a pickup while they hiccup

Wanna drink from the big cup

Not the sip cup

Looking up to you, needing direction

The flow goes slow

At first and then as they grow

…

Tantrums and big emotions

We ride roller coasters

Weather every storm

All worth it

Because that’s what

moms and dads are for

…

We know our roles

we’ve planned it

we know our soles stay planted

As we watch their personalities

Face their new realities

We will guide them through

Daughter, I’ve got you.

…

Copyright: Eliza Davey & Damien

Photo: Image Stock