On the morning she was born,
The sun had not yet touched
the hospital windows;
but on the father’s face,
The sun had already risen.
The newborn’s first cry
was the sweetest music
She had never heard.
When her tiny fingers
curled around his own,
the map of his life
took a new path.
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Childhood
On the day she took her first steps,
she stumbled—
But before she could fall,
Her hands were there to hold her.
Without speaking,
She told her:
“Don’t be afraid, Daddy is here.”
Those silent words
laid the foundation of her trust.
When she was drenched in the rain,
he took off his shirt
and wrapped it around her.
Her warmth
soaked into her cold little hands.
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School Days
On her very first day of school,
She walked through the gates,
But his eyes stayed fixed on that door.
Until the bell rang in the afternoon,
Her heart kept asking
One question:
“Has my daughter eaten?”
When she came running in the evening,
shouting, “Daddy!”
that single call
washed away all his tiredness.
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Youth
Time flew…
She left for higher studies,
to a world of new places and faces.
Yet in his heart,
she was still the little girl
who once clung to his finger.
At night,
she paced outside her study room,
her footsteps silent to her ears.
Sometimes she would say,
“Daddy doesn’t understand me.”
But in his heart,
there was only one promise:
“Not a single harm
should ever touch my daughter.”
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The Wedding Day
She stood as a bride,
holding another man’s hand.
she smiled…
But behind that smile,
a room in his heart
had fallen silent.
“Even if she’s no longer here with me,
My blessings will walk beside her,”
She told herself.
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The Final Moment
Years passed…
One day, in a hospital room,
His breathing grew faint.
She sat beside him,
holding his hand tight.
In his eyes,
she didn’t see the grown woman—
She saw the little girl
she once carried in his arms.
“Don’t be afraid, my daughter…
I’m always by your side.”
It was a promise
spoken without words,
etched into her soul.
His breath stopped.
But the love…
It had no ending.
With every step she takes,
with every breath she draws,
the shadow of her father
walks with her—
forever.
Written by
Eelaththu Nilavan
20/08/2025
“A lifetime of love, from the first touch to the final moment, a bond that time can never break.”
