It was the daddy daughter dance one night
I looked for you, but you were nowhere in sight.
Isabelle, Emily, and Conner, too
Were dancing with their daddies unlike me and you.
It was my seventh birthday
So naturally I looked for you
But my eyes couldn’t find you
In a sea of faces I looked
But not being able to find you…
It was nothing new.
I got my first phone at ten
I messaged most of my relatives,
Including men.
Uncle Jackson,
Cousin Smith,
Uncle Thomas and Tyler
But I was missing my fifth
And you were it.
I sent you a text one Friday night
I checked every day of the week
Dawn, dusk and twilight.
Even a blue checkmark would be nice
Even a reply as cold as ice.
But none came
As always,
Just the same.
There’s an empty place in my heart
That only you can fill
But it appears we’ve only grown further apart
The bond between us you killed
(If there was a bond in the first place)
But there never was
So that gap in my heart is simply an open space.
I’m sure by now you don’t care,
But in case you do
I’ve learned to love
Both the ravens and the doves.
And you’re not a raven or a dove
So I suppose I’ll try and love you
Even if it’s a drop of love,
Even if it’s very few.
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Jun 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC
It was the daddy daughter dance one night
I looked for you, but you were nowhere in sight.
Isabelle, Emily, and Conner, too
Were dancing with their daddies unlike me and you.
It was my seventh birthday
So naturally I looked for you
But my eyes couldn’t find you
In a sea of faces I looked
But not being able to find you…
It was nothing new.
I got my first phone at ten
I messaged most of my relatives,
Including men.
Uncle Jackson,
Cousin Smith,
Uncle Thomas and Tyler
But I was missing my fifth
And you were it.
I sent you a text one Friday night
I checked every day of the week
Dawn, dusk and twilight.
Even a blue checkmark would be nice
Even a reply as cold as ice.
But none came
As always,
Just the same.
There’s an empty place in my heart
That only you can fill
But it appears we’ve only grown further apart
The bond between us you killed
(If there was a bond in the first place)
But there never was
So that gap in my heart is simply an open space.
I’m sure by now you don’t care,
But in case you do
I’ve learned to love
Both the ravens and the doves.
And you’re not a raven or a dove
So I suppose I’ll try and love you
Even if it’s a drop of love,
Even if it’s very few.
I haven't lived through this personally, but I do know that it's a real thing and people go through this. If you have, I'm sure you're not alone <3
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