I just read this poem from another DAD who lost his daughter - This is how I feel - Geoff Nothing prepared me for this I never knew there could be so much pain and sorrow So many tears have been shed So many lives have been devastated Life seems so fragile now You use to light up the room The days are now long and grey Why were you taken so soon? You had so much life to live You had so much love to give You were an inspiration, a beacon, a role model You had such a wonderful circle of friends “You brought happiness to all that met you With that smile that never stopped” We were all supposed to grow old together Life now, seems to be just an existence I wanted to walk you down the aisle I wanted to hold your child Why do I feel so much self-pity? I try so hard to put on a brave face But deep down I hurt inside The pain is hard to bear And through all this mental anguish I know life MUST go on I’ll take one day at a time The path of grieving will be long and arduous But I am surrounded by all that you have left I am proud to have been your father My love for you in life and now in death Will always be unconditional NOTHING PREPARED ME FOR THIS