disappointed.

It came rushing through me like I was 7 years old again. The crack in her voice, the sadness in her eyes - and i remembered the times I asked, and didn't receive. Circumstance is not always on our side, but it doesn't change the broken heart of a child. Just another strike against the confidence she seeks so hard to find, struggles so much to carry - to young to understand why, to smart to let it weigh her down. but subconsciously it is already at work, and one day she will be me.. and hopefully she will pair herself with a man who won't ever give the excuses she fights so hard to understand. I can only want more for her, and teach her what she must do to achieve the goals she sets in place. I can only sit here, cradling her in my lap, telling her "maybe next time" and holding back the tears that come rushing through me like I was 7 years old again.