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You Can Let Go, Daddy

Oct 15, 2008 08:13AM - 18 comments

Wind blowing on my face
Sidewalk flying beneath my bike
A five year olds first taste
Of what freedom's really like
He was running right beside me
His hand holding on the seat
I took a deep breath and hollered
As I headed for the street

"You can let go now daddy
You can let go
Oh I think I'm ready to do this on my own
It's still a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be okay now daddy
You can let go"

I was standing at the altar
Between the two loves of my life
To one I've been a daughter
To one I soon would be a wife
When the preacher asked
"Who gives this woman?"
Daddy's eyes filled up with tears
He kept holding tightly to my arm
'Til I whispered in his ear:

"You can let go now daddy
You can let go
Oh I think I'm ready to do this on my own
It's still feels a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be okay now daddy
You can let go"

It was killing me
To see the strongest man I ever knew
Wasting away to nothing in that hospital room
"You know he's only hanging on for you"
That's what the night nurse said
My voice and heart were breaking
As I crawled up in his bed and said:

You can let go now daddy
You can let go
Your little girl is ready to do this on my own
Its gonna be a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be okay now daddy
You can let go


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by gator145, Oct 15, 2008 08:40AM
Karen,
That is such a nice poem..... I can think back to when my kids were learning to ride their bikes.....Thanks for the memories........

BTW  at what age do the y leave home???? Just so I know     LOL

by scaredmom330, Oct 15, 2008 08:52AM
The oldest left at 19, the middle at 23 and the last still keeps coming back.  LOL

by avisg, Oct 15, 2008 08:55AM
I am now crying my moms dad my grandpa died last month I am going to send this on to her .

by VicUser, Oct 15, 2008 09:20AM
We just got back from seeing our oldest son, he is 24. He is so much a man, not that little boy of a few years ago, and I am very very proud of him. I know what this Father was feeling because I am there! My son, although a self sufficient man, is still “my son”.

by cathy5841, Oct 15, 2008 09:23AM
well said vicuser....

by Kande, Oct 15, 2008 09:46AM
This really touched my heart as this poem described my life with my father. First the bike, marriage and then the slow death from Parkinson's Disease. I told my father to let go and be with the Lord. Within minutes my daddy was gone after telling him those words. Father's want to stay for their daughters, but when they know we are ready...they let go. I have never been afraid to be without my father, but have never wanted to see him go. He will always have my heart. There was no one like my father. But Heaven needs good men too, so now my father is with all the children in Heaven. I look forward to the day I will be with him again.

by selmaS, Oct 15, 2008 10:28AM
this is so beautiful...who is the author?......may I copy it?

"selma"

by scaredmom330, Oct 15, 2008 10:43AM
It's a country song I heard on a station yesterday, I don't see a problem with copying it.  It just reminded me of my dad and I cried when I heard it. Hubby and I was driving down the road, yeah he thought I was nuts. So I went online and found the lyrics and wanted to post it in honor of my dad and my life with him.  I'm with you Kande, my father was a man of strength and steel, I thought would never die but now he is in Heaven with his grandsons, parents and siblings waiting on his wife and children to join him. I can't wait to see him again and it's only been three years. But I miss him daily.


Mom

by ChitChatNIne, Oct 15, 2008 12:26PM
My dad passed away 18yrs ago .. reading this song really does say it all.  It vividly brings my Dad back to life.. if even for a moment.. it allows  the memories to come alive again.  That's special.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

C~

by AndiJ78, Oct 15, 2008 12:40PM
You really need to cite the author to prevent any legal issues. Crystal Shawanda sings it.

I agree, it is a nice song.

Here is her MySpace page, it automatically plays the song when you click on it:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=100103638

by mommy2two2008, Oct 15, 2008 02:36PM
Wiping away tears now.  Beautiful and it to reminds me of letting my dad go eight (almost 9) years ago.

~K

by ireneo, Oct 15, 2008 02:54PM
This song came out just shortly before my Dad died (22 Aug of this year). I always have to turn the radio off when the song comes on in the car. It's just too difficult to drive with tears running down my face. It is a wonderful song though.
Irene

by Tuckamore, Oct 15, 2008 04:10PM
My Dad has lived with us since his wife died 4 years ago. I've had the pleasure of having Dad to myself again but the sorrow of watching him age. Next week my beloved "Daddy" turns 80. Can I keep him forever??? I want to. I don't want to let go. But I know all too well that someday he will be called "Home" by the angles. My heart breaks just thinking of life without him. And my heart goes out to all of you that are not as fortunate as I am today. God Bless You All, Tuck

by vallieanne, Oct 15, 2008 05:09PM
My Dad turned 86 yesterday, it will probably be his last birthday as he is in very poor health and is failing quickly. I just had a surgery and coudn't see him and I was upset because he didn't call me before, during or after my surgery and hospitalization. I haven't been speaking to him because he hurt me a lot by his actions, but after reading this I realize that with his age and illnesses, he's not the father I knew anymore and it isn't his fault. I think I'll call him tonight to make peace with him. Thanks for posting this as it made me realize I'm just being selfish and he deserves better than what I've been acting like. He was always there for me when he was able, but I guess I've just been mad because I still feel like his little girl and wanted his comfort during a difficult time.
Valerie

by silver&gold, Oct 15, 2008 05:42PM
What a nice poem , it brought tears to my eyes thinking about my late Daddy .

Thanks for sharing

Angie

by sobermommy, Oct 15, 2008 06:16PM
Wow...don't think I have heard this song. Maybe it is a good thing since reading this made me cry like a little girl who wasn't ready to lose her daddy. Oh....maybe cuz that is what I really am inside. My father died after a painful fight with cancer, (multiple myeloma). He has been gone for just over 14 months and while most days are easier to get through without a breakdown...there is not a day goes by that I don't miss him like crazy. Thanks for sharing. God bless...Lynn

by Kande, Oct 15, 2008 07:13PM
Everyone...

Isn't this amazing the impact our fathers have had on us. We all love them so much!! Each one of us still misses them and feels such a void in our hearts. My father told me he was proud of me just days before he died. I told him anything good, honest and positive in my life, was from him. My example of an honest, kind, humble man who loved the world and everyone in the world. It made him cry. He didn't realize how much he had given me. He was that humble. To my father and all of your father's. "God Bless You" for a job well done and "Thank You" from your children.

In Loving Memory

Kande's dad John

Born 1/23/1928
Died7/14/2008


by mimi1313, Oct 15, 2008 09:35PM
I love that song and would have used it for my wedding but it wasn't released then.

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