Daddy Who Am I Today?
By Leah Gardner
Daddy who am I today? Am I your little girl, or my mother tell me please?
I’ll be whoever you remember, if it’ll put your mind at ease.
Beneath the clouded memories please tell me I’m still there.
Your little girl, your teenage daughter or the woman standing here.
I know you can’t remember, I know it’s not your fault, this disease has locked your mind away as if inside a vault.
Then somewhere from the darkness, with a glimmer, then a spark, you’ll remember for a moment, like a beacon in the dark.
You’re here with me daddy if only for a while. I’ll tell you all about my day and hold your hand a while.
With each passing moment I know your mind will away drift again; we’ll feel that lonesome pain, that aches within our hearts.
Daddy who am I today? Am I your little girl, or my mother tell me please?
I’ll be whoever you remember, if it’ll put your mind at ease.
I know it’s scary not to know the person coming though the door or why your body feels so old, when you think you’re twenty four.
Sometimes you are so angry and your tears pour down your face as you try to recall the memories that have vanished without a trace.
This disease has taken you from me but it can’t take me from you. I’ll remember your life for you and I’ll let your beacon shine. I’ll remember you forever daddy because forever you are mine.
Daddy who am I today? Am I your little girl, or my mother tell me please, I’ll be whoever you remember, if it’ll put your mind at ease.
