A Day Like No Other Poem by Kim Aouad

Although you're not with us, physically,
We can sense you here, literally.

Your body might have decayed,
But your soul forever remains.

When your eyes we gave away
the day you could no longer stay,
All I wished for was your sincere eyes
to show the world to a man in need
with pure honesty and no lies.

We miss you more and more every day,
And oh, how we long to say your name
and hear you call us back.

I wish you were here so I could hug you
Like every other girl hugs her father any time of any day.
I know better than to defy God's plan,
But how I wish it were another man
(whom He took away.)

If it is true that you can listen to what we say to you,
I hope you acknowledge that this is true:

Dad,
My heart aches at the thought of you gone
and I wish to see you again, sometime in the long run.
Almost two years through,
And it feels like it was just yesterday that pain started seeping through.
I am aware that Heaven brought peace upon your suffering heart
and that in every minute on Earth you felt anguish
and that wishing you survived is probably selfish
of my part,  
But I wish you survived and let someone else die...
However, that does not count,
Since what is done is done and is irreversible.
So I hope, from the bottom of my little heart,
That peace finds your way
and rest nestles in your mind,
Knowing that we are alright.

I love you, Dad,
and it hurts how much I miss you,
especially on this special day dedicated to fathers like you...

Happy Father's day, Dad
We love you forever and ever.