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Second chance?

By Channa

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Three cherub girls five years and undera set of triplet boys adding to their numbersix little souls were given to our carehow to tell them their daddy's no longer there?you left us when the babies were threecouldn't handle the stress, you once told mefor more than a decade you were carefreewith a divorce from me adding to your trophiesNow that the children have grown, not babies anymoreyou wish to start our lives over, like it was beforeWhere were you when they cried from pain,from falls, cuts, bruises and bad sprains?when your eldest daughter cried from her first crushdid you comfort her and said 'daddy loves you so much'?did you help them with their homework at nightpray with them each evening and then turned off the light?did you worked all day long to earn a decent wageand still find time to watch them preformed on stage?did you ever supported their deepest dreams, their visionswhere you even remotely aware of their aspiration?Have you ever thought of your three little boyswithout a daddy to play with their new toys?did you ever wonder about their spiritualityhave you give them 'the talk' about their sexuality?have you sometimes wonder why I didn't go outand many times I've chosen to go withoutdid you think about my lonelinesswithout anyone to kiss and give me soft caressAs I ponder these thoughts and thought of them once moreI know that my heart on you, has finally close the door. Written October 10th, 2001 © on Oct 09 2001 05:27 PM PST   18 • 0 • 1

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"Three cherub girls five years and undera set of triplet boys adding to their numbersix little souls were given to our carehow to tell them their daddy's no longer there?you left us when the babies were threecouldn't handle the stress, you once told mefor more than a decade you were carefreewith a divorce from me adding to your trophiesNow that the children have grown, not babies anymoreyou wish to start our lives over, like it was beforeWhere were you when they cried from pain,from falls, cuts, bruises and bad sprains?when your eldest daughter cried from her first crushdid you comfort her and said 'daddy loves you so much'?did you help them with their homework at nightpray with them each evening and then turned off the light?did you worked all day long to earn a decent wageand still find time to watch them preformed on stage?did you ever supported their deepest dreams, their visionswhere you even remotely aware of their aspiration?Have you ever thought of your three little boyswithout a daddy to play with their new toys?did you ever wonder about their spiritualityhave you give them 'the talk' about their sexuality?have you sometimes wonder why I didn't go outand many times I've chosen to go withoutdid you think about my lonelinesswithout anyone to kiss and give me soft caressAs I ponder these thoughts and thought of them once moreI know that my heart on you, has finally close the door...."

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