On Daddy’s Day…

Brazenly, she parked herself on his lap, wrapped her legs around him and pressed her warm flesh to his chest,”Your present is ready, Daddy.”

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Her gift was simply
All that she is and all she will be:
Each breath, each heartbeat, each thought, dream and smile – His.
Such tiny offerings.

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Princess

She’d half forgotten what she’d imagined as she waited for her fairy tale to come true;
Surely, it didn’t include feeding these pesky trolls.
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“Sometimes, most times frogs are just frogs,” she mused aloud.
“Or, just maybe I’m not a princess,” she thought and puckered up again, “Nah.”
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Reflection

She didn’t recognize the reflection in the mirror.
Her identity had always been as property –
Someone’s daughter, girl friend, lover.
Who was that woman staring back?
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