Elle Vampa

when exactly did
the hands of time
start pulling you back
a little more out of my
reach every day?
not fast enough to notice
your personal decay
slowly unveiling itself
until all the stolen pieces
combined into a void
were too big to hold together
in a daughter’s loving embrace

dad
when did you start leaving me?

my father shall eventually
forget i am his daughter
but I shall never forget he
was the first man in my life

all memories collected
i shall keep for us both
forever locked away safely
as the greatest treasure
never more to be disturbed