My Poetry - You Are My Sunshine

Sometimes I feel like I can't get to you,

You're right there in front of me,

But you're not making sense.

Mouthing "I love you,"

But I don't feel so blessed.

What's wrong with us?

Why have we come to this?

I'm merely feet away from you,

But I feel miles apart.

I look at you in sadness,

See your elongated face;

I don't understand,

What happened along the way?

I feel every hair on your hand,

As you stroke my cheek,

I miss that;

I miss it so much.

Can you just hold me in your arms,

Like you used to do?

Stroke my hair gently

And sing to me?

Like when I was your little girl,

So long ago?

I miss you so much,

Did you have to leave?

Please Dad, come back to me!

It wasn't my fault,

That's what they said,

But I can't help but feeling that way.

I felt the pain in my chest,

The moment you left;

I should've done something,

To make you stay.

I want those days back,

When you sang to me,

"You are my Sunshine,"

Don't you know you're mine too, Daddy?

© Spiritual Animystical

MEANING:

This is about my dad, he died so very long ago and I miss him dearly. Based on this song which he used to sing to me every morning:

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,

You make me happy, when skies are gray,

You'll never know dear, how much I love you,

Please don't take, my sunshine away."