veritas lux mea

Daughters Lyrics

veritas lux mea
by Maverick.214

there's a girl i know
who has the cutest smile
and clever eyes,
from which all my dreams had been fulfilled
by one gasp of fresh air
when she entered this crazy world.

she is the wonder of this life
caught in the middle of a tempest
between me and a former wife
brought down and separated in disappointment
by a father's discontentment.

on early walks in later days
i have often wondered how it would be
if she would still love me
one day when i'm older, bankrupt of soul and living on a dime.
forgiving sins of the past;
it should be my right to keep her in my thoughts for it is not an unreasonable crime
to pray for a peace that will last?

the very best can i do in each moment's reflection,
by day's beginning and night's fall
is hold on to the good residing in us all,
knowing that in this life and the next
there is purpose in learning from life
and, thereby, satisfying personal correction.