Doctor's Daughter

Stomp. Shuffle. Stomp, Stomp.

The shrug the sigh

The dance

I know so well.

Daddy’s home.

Stairs creak and groan,

To carry the weight of Daddy,

And all the people he’s saved today.

So many people.

So many people that just one more

Clad in bunny slippers and a smile,

Is just too much.

I am the straw

Daddy the camel.

But,,,

,I say,

Straw does not have to break your back.

Straw helped baby Jesus sleep,

Straw makes roofs to save against the storms.

I could be that straw instead.

Strong.

I could save you.

When people ask me what I want to be,,,

,Roof straw and save the camels!,

They shake their heads and smile

Ah

Pretend they understand

But they live in a world of shaking heads

Loud sighs and dangerous straw.

A world of Creaks and Groans.

Daddy can save you from those,

But not the sighs,

He’s got them too.

They will never understand.

I want to save my father.

But Daddy has a strong slate roof

And stairs to carry his sighs

Closed mouths behind closed doors

Are what save him,,,

I am just the straw.