If I Should Have A Daughter (A Poem)

This is Sara Kay. She gave a TED talk and performed her poem entitled "If I should have a daughter".. I thought I'd steal her idea and write my version of what fatherhood to a girl would be like..

If I should have a daughter instead of "Dad", she's going to call me "Safety Net". Because that way she can jump as high as she wants and know she has me to always catch her when she falls.

And if karma decides I'm still in debt, then I won't mind putting her broken heart together when other boys break it. I'll stock up on superglue and gently piece each shard of heart together at night. She's going to learn that time has the ability to heal all things and that time has the ability to take things away. And if it's my time, I'll make sure her boy has enough superglue to last.

"And Sweet Pea", I'll tell her, "Don't let those people in magazines tell you how to tie your shoes.. because most likely they have never even touched a lace."

I want her to look at the world through a Polaroid camera. She'll see that with the right angles and lighting, only she has the ability to make this world look better. That with patience, the picture you want will always show up.

You will put the except in exceptional, the soul in soldier and the cookie back in the cookie jar.

And yes, on a scale from one to over-protective, I'm pretty damn crazy. I want her to know that this world is not big enough for our egos and that no one respects respect-less people.
"Baby", I'll tell her, "Remember, your papa is a dreamer... and I'm not the only one.. because your mama is a dreamer too. And you are the girl with hope tucked in your back pack and scooby doo night light.

Remember that nothing good happens after 3 and nothing bad happens after you pray. Always say thank you when life brings you lemonade. And make sure you say it twice when you only get lemons. But don't you dare take on the whole lemon tree by yourself.

And one day when they come with heartache in their hands and want to know where you got your faith from, you tell them you really ought to see your Grandma.

The Leather Jacket Girl (A poem)

We'd go out at night,

wearing jackets of leather.

We were equally bad,

but we were good together.

She became the life,

I was too blind to see.

When I was death,

She still said, "kiss me". 

It couldn't be love,

Because love has trust,

And though I don't miss you,

I'll always miss us. 

So let's have one dance,

As I give you a little twirl,

You be good now,

My leather jacket girl. 

At Any Time (A poem)

At any point in time, there was you.
A hope, a promise, a dream.
I used to think of the future,
but ironically, the future was thinking of us.
I sit here now, at any place with you.
I recognize you and hold this feeling.
This feeling that even after all these years, we can still be friends.
In any situation, I will be there for you.
I'm glad some things never change.
You have taught me what bittersweet tastes like.
So this one is for you,
my little razor blade.