Dear Daughter,

They say I should be the guide

That’s how it’s always been

Your life—but my ride

Just follow, and I win

But what if I don’t know the way

Because the bread crumbs are long gone?

And what if I don’t play that game

So you go elsewhere for your baton?

I’ve noticed you know how to look

In places I’ve never seen

Your answers aren’t textbook

Your slate deserves to be clean

Don’t read the bottom line

As your talents that’ll restrict

You need the whole view, not mine

No stale monetary edict

You can be on a stage

In a lab or your design

No matter the age

Make your journey sublime

So which way will you go dear?

When it looks right you’ll know

And be it far or near

My heart will be aglow

Love,

Dad

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