The Hard Road

by Beautiful Chaos

Never thought you loved me
Our time was always cold
Never said those words to me
Blamed myself ten fold

I could have been a better daughter
You a better dad
Should have changed the whole damn thing
But worked with what we had

No one showed you how to love
So how could you show me?
Time would come to be our friend
Love would help us see

You loved me with your silent words
Protective acts of war
When I thought I'd gone too far
You loved me even more

Our silence isn't quite as awkward
We've grown over the years
Holding on to what we find
Before life disappears

You, my father, I, your daughter
Love held in between
Confusion turned to understanding
Chaos, to serene