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Date Posted: 17:22:27 03/21/01 Wed
Author: Brian Beaudry
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 142.217.115.34
Subject: Tough Love

Tough Love

I know that most times you thought me hard
You were always cautious and on your guard
It seems that this gap we just couldn't close
And of my love for you, well it never shows
Most of the time I was there to voice reason
If your mom took my side, well that was treason
Many an argument left you feeling defeated
As sermon upon sermon to you were repeated
There never seemed to be time for us uniting
Just enough time for more and more fighting
But this wasn't my choice and in time you will see
The path you were walking would not set you free
Yes it was my love for you that gave me the strength
To work with conviction though it kept you at length
I was hoping to give you just that one bit of insight
That would set you on track, give the ability of flight
And I'm happy to tell you that I did my job well
Even though many times you had wished me to hell
For you've grown from darkness to a life of kind thought
Emerged the type of a person that we knew your soul sought
It's now safe to tell you that I've have loved you no less
Despite all the hard times and yes all of the stress
My love has been constant and my eyes have seen tears
But in softness I'd lose you, yes those were my fears
I'm sorry if you felt unloved in your growing years
Rest assured that it was love, let me make this point clear
For sometimes true love means tough love, it has to be so
To straighten direction and good morals bestow
Now we can build our lives the way they should be
Yes now is the time to finally set our love free
For you now are a daughter that fills me with pride
The hard times we went through, in the past will reside
From now on in our lives we will walk side by side
You'll find no more scoldings and sermons are needed
Your soul now with love and with kindness is seeded
I can now say I love you, with all of my heart
Let's embrace life my daughter, with brand a new start.

Brian

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