Thank you KL Caley, another great prompt – https://new2writing.wordpress.com/2021/05/27/writephoto-steps/. As always I go with my gut with KL’s prompts and wow this needed to be written

Bridge Between
Form: Free Verse
The day I was born
the first step done
and that bridge seemed a distance place
between here and there
the destination
just a babe holding daddy’s hand
didn’t understand
I started school
another step towards the bridge
still far off in time and place
learning the academics
to take more steps
just a child holding daddy’s hand
didn’t understand
growing up
passing exams
starting work as life had planned
making the steps on my own
no longer holding daddy’s hand
still didn’t understand
life
kids
work
becoming a man
my daddy guiding my way
I think I understand
I don’t
time
I want more time
because you reached the bridge
squeezing my hand to leave me behind
now I understand
my daddy waits for me
on the other side
RIP Daddy – Love you beyond time and place xxxx
©JGFarmer2021
This so beautiful Jez, it says it all beautifully and and it will truly help you.
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Thank you, Willow, writing will be my safe space again – for a wee while
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Yes indeed, it’s a really good way to get your feeling 🌹🌹
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Believe it or not its why I started writing cough choke years ago
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I certainly do believe you💜
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This is so beautiful. It has made me quite emotional.
Thank you so much for being brave enough to share this with us. I’m sure so many will relate to this.
Thank you for joining in the challenge:
KL ❤
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Thank you for the prompt, I need to release some of those feels so you helped start that. Truly grateful I am too
Jez xx
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That is so lovely. I wrote something involving my dad last week… they are always with us.
❤
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I hope so
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Really beautiful. Thanks for sharing that.
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Thank you
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Sad and sweet at the same time. When we think of our own mortality it is a strange journey.
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Not a journey I particularly like right now, but battling through it
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I’m sorry. It is so hard when we have to just wait life out to find a brighter side.
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Thank you and indeed, it will get easier when the fomalities are out the way
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Wow, that’s realistic, but poignant.
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Thank you
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My pleasure.
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