She wraps her legs <br />around my neck <br /> <br />pulls on the reins <br />of my ears and curls <br /> <br />when she wants me <br />to giddy up or stop. <br /> <br />She screams: 'Daddy Daddy! ' <br />and excitedly wee wees down <br />the back of my neck, <br /> <br />A happy little girl <br />happy that I am her Daddy <br />...even just for now. <br /> <br />'You're my pretend Daddy <br />'cos my real Daddy's gone away <br /> <br />to be dead <br />in Heaven.' <br /> <br />She tells me that one day <br />she will visit him in Heaven <br /> <br />but she will '...have to wait <br />until she's grown up dead.' <br /> <br />'But...' (she carefully <br />assesses the situation) <br /> <br />'...you'll do <br />for the time being! ' <br /> <br /> <br />(for Lyn)<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/makeshift-daddy/
