Here I Am, Watching Over You

A Poem Written By

Andrea Kay Mansfield

Dedicated in Memory of Her Father:

Daniel Hudson Mansfield

Here I am,

Watching over you.

You cry for me,

And I cry too.

You miss me I see,

Every single day.

The memories crowd your mind,

In every way.

But here I am,

Watching over you.

You cry for me,

And I cry too.

I didn’t want to leave you.

I didn’t want to say goodbye.

But an angel came and said to me

My home was ready in the sky.

But here I am,

Watching over you.

You cry for me,

And I cry too.

Why do you linger

At my grave?

You know I’m not there.

Be strong my love, and brave.

Because here I am,

Watching over you.

You cry for me,

and I cry too.

I see you there,

From my home in the sky.

I see your tears and I start to cry.

But in heaven

There can’t be any sorrow.

For there is no hurt here,

No sad tomorrows.

But still, here I am,

I’m watching over you.

You cry for me,

And I cry too.

I want you with me,

This is true.

But your time on earth

Is not yet through.

Still, here I am,

Watching over you.

You cry for me

And I cry too.

Someday you will come to me,

To this home in the sky.

I’ll hug you tight,

And never say goodbye.

But for now, here I am,

Still watching over you.

You cry for me,

And I cry too.

As you turn to leave

From my grave.

You whisper something,

And I hear you say.

“Daddy, here I am,

I’m waiting for you.

I know you love me,

And I love you too.”