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Daddy
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Poems of Hope and Love I never knew I needed a Daddy
Until you
I'm a strong woman
I handle my shit
I don't need to be coddled
sheltered
taken care of
I'm the caretaker
Ask anyone
I'm a Badass Super Woman™
Never mind that I internalize my stress
Let it eat me from the inside
gnawing on my guts
shriveling my amygdala
Behold the malignant duty
of a super woman:
to endure in silence so that those we love
may live carefree
Then,
you.
You were...
overwhelming
From the moment our eyes met
under the awning of the coffee shop
You knew my need for touch:
in reassurance
in emphasis
in desire;
Knew because it was your own need
You examined me as if I were the most
fascinating specimen
you'd ever seen
It came naturally
"Daddy."
Burbled unbidden from my lips
as if I'd always called you that
As if I'd always known the magic word
to quicken your visceral animus
Awaken your primal purpose:
sacred yet salacious
pious yet profane
"Oh, Daddy..."
Borne on a sigh
moulding perfectly
warm and fragrant
like a familiar leather jacket
long forgotten
When you took my face In your fervent hands
And your eyes bored into mine
I saw wonder
bewilderment
gratitude
relief
And when you said
"Babygirl..."
your hands shook with such conviction
that my breath halted
And in that space between breaths
I knew
Knew I could be stronger, better
knew I could have shelter
respite always in your waiting arms
unconditional acceptance
and healing energy
A safe place for emotional bloodletting
where I could admit without shame
that I am not really super woman
At least not all the time
Sometimes I'm overwhelmed
Just a scared, reckless little girl
with no idea what she's doing
who fucks up spectacularly
and loses her goddamn mind
and desperately
fiercely
needs her Daddy
