Do youremember?

Do you remember the time when I fell and started to cry?
I remember you held me in your arms.
Your very touch gave me love and warmth.
You didn’t scold me and tell me not to cry,
Not to be a big girl like the other dad’s told their baby girls.
You said everything was going to be okay.
You said you’d always be around.
So where are you now?

Do you remember that frightful first day of school?
I remember that you said that it was okay,
You said being afraid was normal.
You told me to be strong, to make you proud.
You’d be there right when I got out.
But for now I had to do this on my own.
I went inside on my own and you were there when I got out.
Just like you promised.
You told me that I made you proud.
Now when I get out of school you aren’t there anymore.
Where are you now?

Do you remember when you got sick?
I remember you went to the doctor.
They said you didn’t have very long to live.
When I asked you, you promised you’d stay.
At least for a little bit more.
And you did.
You kept your promise.
You proved them wrong.

Do you remember the last day you saw me?
The doctors said you might not make it through the day.
But I didn’t believe them.
I wanted to ask you but you were asleep.
I remember I held your hand.
And you held mine.
No one believed me, but I felt it.
You couldn’t talk but you weren’t asleep like we all thought.
And then the unthinkable happened.
What I thought to be impossible happened.
You took your last breath.
But not before squeezing my hand tight.

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Authors note: This is my very first heart felt poem so be gentle on the reviews!