New Poem

For My Daughter Who Exists in My Dreams

I've seen you in my dreams
golden curls
eyes like mine
the color of the sky in summer

I held you so close to me
that I could smell the strawberry
scented shampoo and
soap and sweat lingering around your head

I whispered that I love you
and would protect you
so you never have to be afraid
of ghosts hiding in our history

I cried for you in the darkness
of the night when I was
painfully aware of your
absence from my life

I dream of you still
and the moment when I hope
to finally see you face to face
and realize a dream come true

©2007, A.B.