Mitch Friedman's
Purple Burt:
Winner of National Parenting Publications Award, 2005
I MISS MY DADDY SO VERY BADLY
NOW THAT HE'S GONE AWAY
HE'LL ALWAYS STAY IN MY MEMORY
WE HAD SUCH FUN ONCE
FATHER AND SON MONTHS
WHEN WE WOULD THROW A BALL
OR CRAWL ACROSS THE BEACH ON OUR KNEES
HE COULD BE FUNNY, SMART OR MEAN
HE COULD WEAR FANCY SUITS OR JEANS
HE COULD COOK EGGS OR EAT SARDINES
LIKE YOU OR ME HE WAS JUST A HUMAN BEING
SO TELL YOUR DADDY YOU LOVE HIM AND SEE
HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU BACK
YOU'LL NEVER LACK THE THING YOU NEED MOST
YOU SHOULD BE GLAD HE IS YOUR OWN DADDY
'CAUSE IF HE LEAVES LIKE MINE
YOU'LL FIND HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO BE CLOSE
I MISS HIM
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