A Fathers Love Poem by Emma Mulwa

Into my heart you have crept,
Into my eyes you stare,
you see something,
something many may see as normal.

You open your mouth to utter words of wisdom.

I look at you in total aww
trying to get myself to see the beauty You see in me.
My heart skips a beat as my mind begins to see the side I see every time I look in the mirror.

you tell me I am beautiful,
Believe I do not.
My eyes are flustered by the pimpled face that stares at me everytime I look in the mirror. Is it my blemishes, african nose and uneven eyes that you see or am I seeing something else? Has societies definition of beauty filled my head? am I reducing Your standards based on societies expectations? In silence I shut my eyes and walk away making sure I avoid all the mirrors I come across.

You often tell me 'I am beautiful... such a loving being'
believe I do not.

which makes me wonder what do I see?
Uhm...
A girl lost in this world yet finds comfort in the Word.
A girl who lacks confidence

A girl with many insecurities especially with her weight.

A girl who sees all the good in others but fails to see the good in herself.

Insecurities fill my head as I begin to question myself...
am I afraid? afraid to comfront the impeccable girl this world has found in me?

uhm Maybe?
I think so?

To many I may be
Kind
Selfless
Humble
responsible
driven
beautiful
loyal
sweet
and Full of love.

could this be the same person?
am I living two lives?
can one think so much of me?

I seek you in the silence of my heart in the quiet atmosphere i've come to call home. A sense of peace fills the room for a love so deep and a hug so warm filled with affection and care fills me with a love so loving for you my Father my Daddy my Creator and Friend whose love for me is unthinkable, mercy is endless and care is beyond imaginable. For you Oh Lord died for the lost soul longing for a Fathers love.