The day you were born
I expected a son
I'd had one before
Logically, deal was done
But you were a girl
Strange and new
I didn't know what to think
Or what to do
Time went on
And you grew on me
A bond was built
My love was the key
Few years past
You were the apple of my eye
My beautiful daughter
My star in a dark sky
When you turned five
And our life was the best
There was an accident
A tightening in my chest
And on that evening
After a tickle fight
My breath was caught short
And I saw a light
It was never my plan to leave you
God was calling me home
I wish things could've been different
But now in Heaven I roam
Dear Roxanna, please believe
I was happy and blessed
I didn't want to leave
But alas you grew up
Without me, without a father
You've done good baby
Don't cry, don't bother
For the tears you shed
Are appreciated really
But the life I lived
Was perfect, truly
I'll always be with you
Watching and guiding
Till the day you join me
Heavens abiding
Till then my love
Life your life
Fill it with hope
Not with strife
Take care of your mother
She loves you so
Be a good daughter
And don't tell her no
I'll love you always
Don't forget
I am your father
And nothing can change that