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You are my kith my kin, my one remaining daughter But I struggle to love you as a father ought to I've tried so hard again and again But looking at you just causes me pain I look in your eyes and all I can see Is your sister looking back at me I feel again my heart being wrenched As the pain pulses back, agony unquenched How can I be the best father to you When all I can think is there should be two I have failed you both, I can't love you that way Since she didn't come home that awful day I'd gladly swap places, let my daughters be free That drunken driver may as well have killed me I'm sorry I've failed the pair of you girls To keep you safe and cherish you like pearls You look so alike, it's scarily true I try not to see her, just the beauty of you But it's all I can do not to break down and cry And cry and cry and cry and cry Oh why oh why oh why oh why Dear God, why?
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Jul 31, 2016
Jul 31, 2016 at 8:17 PM UTC
I wish it were me
You are my kith my kin, my one remaining daughter But I struggle to love you as a father ought to I've tried so hard again and again But looking at you just causes me pain I look in your eyes and all I can see Is your sister looking back at me I feel again my heart being wrenched As the pain pulses back, agony unquenched How can I be the best father to you When all I can think is there should be two I have failed you both, I can't love you that way Since she didn't come home that awful day I'd gladly swap places, let my daughters be free That drunken driver may as well have killed me I'm sorry I've failed the pair of you girls To keep you safe and cherish you like pearls You look so alike, it's scarily true I try not to see her, just the beauty of you But it's all I can do not to break down and cry And cry and cry and cry and cry Oh why oh why oh why oh why Dear God, why?
nick-ross
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Jul 31, 2016
Jul 31, 2016 at 8:17 PM UTC
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