Father Daughter Relationship Poem

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Daddy's Girl - From a distance

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Full Name:             Don Gideon

Who do you want the poem written for?: My beautiful daughter Megan Elizabeth Farnsworth.

Why do you want the poem written ?: It is her 18th birthday on Sep. 9th and the first one that I have been able to celebrate with her since she was 1. Where to start... Her mother and I got divorced when she was between the age of 1 and 2. When Megan was born she had some medical problems that have since disappeared. These problems coupled with the fact that my ex-wife and I were so very young, she was 18 and I was 19, put a strain on our relationship both mentally and financially. I was too stubborn to ask anyone for help back then and I did the one thing that I will never ever forgive myself for.... I aloud my ex and her mother to bully me into signing adoption papers giving her parents legal custody over Megan. They had money and I had none and they threatened to take me to court. My ex's mom then turned on her and left Virginia to move to Florida. My ex followed and that is where I lost touch with them. After 2 years of being angry and mad at the world I turned my life around. I went to college and got a degree and I set off on a 14 year journey to find my daughter. I spent many long days searching and I sent many letters to addresses I thought they where at, some being returned as undeliverable and others never returning. Finally last Oct. (02') I sent another letter and I included my email address with it. One evening when I got home I had an email from a name I didn't recognize, I almost deleted it without even reading the email. It was my ex's new married name. It read "It's about time! What took you so long!" She also told me how it took her mom having two strokes that aloud this reunion to happen. That is what also aloud my ex to get custody of our daughter again. She said how her mom threw many of my letters away and never told anyone that I was looking. She also told me a little about my daughter. She said that for the last couple of months her and Megan have been having a lot of heart felt talks about me. Megan asked if she could help locate me, and she said she would when she turned 18. She said that Megan had hoped that one day I would be back in her life somehow. So what happens, 2 weeks later they get a letter from me. Talk about fate! I made arrangements with them to go down to Florida to meet my daughter over the Thanks Giving weekend. I was nerves expecting her to hate me or at least hate me for signing over custody of her. She didn't hate me at all, she said how my ex and her talked about everything and that she doesn't hold a grudge. She said everyone deserves a second chance! As I drove away from Florida I actually had tears going down my face, I have never ever cried over anything! But for some reason it felt like a ton of bricks had just been lifted off my chest and I didn't want to leave. I had so much I wanted to say to her and I wanted to do so much with her! So now here we are. I have had MANY visits with my daughter, both there in Florida and here in Chicago, and we have gotten so close! We spend many nights on the phone just talking, sometimes until 1 or 2 in the morning. She just left here after a ten day visit in which she told me how she finds it so much easier to talk with me then it is for her to talk with here mother. She even said that I know more about her then anyone. But to top it all off was when she told me that She was a daddy's girl!

Key Messages:          We missed out on a lot of things in her growing up but now we have been given a second chance. I want her to know how much I really love her and that I always have and that I will always be here for her. I want her to know that she was the missing part of my life as much as I was in her's! I want her to know how she has turned out to be a beautiful and intelligent women and that I am looking forward to watching her grow even more.

Memorable Moments:     She is so much like me in so many ways! She has a lot of the same mannerisms and ideologies. We were at the airport waiting for one flight when I heard her say "Man". I asked her what was wrong? She said that I keep standing the same way she does! She said I wasn't even looking her way but every time she switched the way she was standing I would be doing the same within a couple of seconds. She told me it is scary, she used to think she was so unique until she met me. I catch her saying these exact odd off-the-wall phrases that I use that no one ever would think about which is also wild especially since she has never heard me say them... man.

Other Comments:        I have been given a chance that most people never get. Usually when you here about situations like mine they turn out bad. I promised myself a long time ago that I would find Megan before two certain big things happen in her life, I wanted to be there for her at her high school graduation and I wanted to be there for her on her wedding day. I will be there for both!!

Style:                 I am looking for a poem that is very heartfelt and sincere but happy. Something she will keep dear to her heart for along time!

Package Type:          Standard

Daddy's Girl

Sometimes life doesn't always work out,

sometimes it doesn't go as you'd have planned,

sometimes there's no rhyme nor reason,

sometimes it's just plain hard to understand.

But maybe there is rhyme and reason,

why things have turned out this way,

and now I've got a few thoughts on my mind,

there's a few heartfelt things I'd like to say.

Firstly, this is from my very heart,

and I want to say it right out aloud,

you make me feel so very happy,

you make me feel so very proud.

I want you to know that I love you,

I love you more than you'll ever, ever know,

and I'm sorry I didn't share your early years,

I'm truly sorry I never got to watch you grow.

Your mom and I got married early,

but I guess some things just can't wait,

and then we found ourselves in the middle of a storm,

we were blown unkindly by some cruel winds of fate.

I was young and I had no money,

more importantly, I felt there was no way out,

and I allowed myself to be bullied away from you,

I learned early what anger and bitterness is all about.

I spent two long years living with Mrs. Anger,

but then I started to turn my life around,

I re-found my peace and happiness,

as I instinctively moved to higher ground.

But you were constantly in my thoughts,

and there wasn't a day when you weren't on my mind,

and although I'd nearly completed my jigsaw,

there was still one missing piece left to find.

I spent many a long day searching for a Daddy's girl,

and that quest lasted fourteen, even longer, years,

and many a day I just felt despondent,

there was many a day when I was close to tears.

My letters came back "return to sender",

and realistically, that could've been the end of my quest,

but the Universe never rewards faint hearts,

and mine was being put to the ultimate test.

And then, quite magically, in October, 2002,

one little write undone all of the wrong,

and there, sitting in my inbox,

"It's about time, what took you so long!"

It's strange how you and your mom had been talking,

she said you'd been having heartfelt talks about me,

mom said how you wanted me back in your life somehow,

intuitively, you knew it was a better place to be.

And so that Universe finally delivered,

I guess I'd proved my worth to the heavens above,

they knew that a father can never be completely whole,

he can never be complete without his daughter's love.

And I'll admit to being nervous before we met,

I thought you'd be filled with residue hate,

but instead, you deservedly gave me a second chance,

and now I've found, in my daughter, a true soul-mate.

As I drove away from Florida, after that first meeting,

I actually had tears going down my normally dry face,

I felt like a ton of bricks had been lifted off my chest,

because, at last, in life, I'd finally found my place.

Ever since then we've become closer still,

and our mannerisms are so very much akin,

and I just wanted to tell you of my love for you,

but in truth, I didn't really know where to begin.

Because we've missed out on a lot of things,

but I promise, I'll be there for you for evermore,

and I just wanted to say that I love you,

that's really what these words are for.

You were the missing piece in my life,

just as I was the missing piece in yours,

and I'm looking forward to watching you grow,

in fact, I'm going to make it my lifelong cause.

Because you're a beautiful and intelligent woman,

and in fact, you've put this heart into a whirl,

I know there's no prouder father on this planet,

Girl, I'm your Daddy - and you're a Daddy's Girl.

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Thanks Allen,

The poem you wrote is very good! It was even more personal than I thought it would be, thanks. I don't see anything that needs to be changed. Please autograph it for me. I would like it on the Deep Ocean paper.

Please, go ahead and put my story on your site if you would like.

Thanks again

Don Gideon

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