My little girl lost
I MADE YOU A PROMISE SOON AFTER YOUR BIRTH
I PROMISED YOU SAFETY WHILE HERE ON THIS EARTH
THE MONSTER HE TOOK YOU SO FAR FAR AWAY
WHAT MORE COULD I DO WHAT ELSE COULD I SAY
I LOOKED AND LOOKED FOR THE LONGEST OF TIME
THE LOST LITTLE SOUL I WAS DESPERATE TO FIND
THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU WAS HORRIBLY SAD
THAT LONG SOLEMN DAY WE BURRIED MY DAD
YOUR EYES WERE SO EMPTY FULL OF PURE FEAR
I WAS THERE WITH YOU BUT OUR MONSTER WAS NEAR
FAMILIES HAVE SECRETS THEY TAKE TO THE GRAVE
MY LITTLE GIRL LOST I JUST COULDN’T SAVE
THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES I HAD SEEN IT BEFORE
IT FEELS LIKE MY FAULT COULD I HAVE DONE MORE
I WANTED TO TAKE YOU AND SET YOUR SOUL FREE
THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES WAS A REFLECTION OF ME
COULD I HAVE HELPED YOU IN SOME OTHER WAY
WOULD IT HAVE CHANGED THINGS THAT HORRIBLE DAY
YEARS HAVE PASSED NOW SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
IM STILL STUCK IN A RUTT CAN’T SEEM TO MOVE ON
I KNOW YOU’RE ANGEL WAY UP IN THE SKY
I JUST WISH I COULD KNOW WHY YOU HAD TO DIE
THE MONSTER STILL LIVES AND THAT’S SO UNFAIR
CAUSE I LOST MY ANGEL WITH THE GOLDEN HAIR
I KNOW YOU ARE HAPPY NOW SAFE IN HIS ARMS
BUTTERING HIM UP WITH ALL OF YOUR CHARMS
I MISS YOU SO MUCH IT SO PLAIN TO SEE
BUT AT LEAST I KNOW YOUR SOUL IS NOW FREE!
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Submitted by Atotaltrip on July 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,247 |
Words | 258 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
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