by Shadia
dedicated to Jamaal Y.

It has only been a month now daddy,
still 5 more months to go
Have got a little bigger now
But a whole lot more to grow

I cannot talk yet and don’t know much
But your face I never see
But mommy shows me a picture of you
And I know you’re my daddy

Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Baghdad
These words I often hear
Don’t understand what these words mean
But they bring my mommy to tears

I see you Daddy in my dreams
and in your eyes I see a twirl
Knowing that I have my daddy
and my Daddy has his little girl

I’m counting down the days
Till my daddy comes back to me
For now I will be happy
Seeing my Daddy in my dreams

One day my dream will come true
and you’ll be back home with me
And you’ll tell me the stories and explain
That freedom is not free

I will run into your arms Daddy
and never let you go
And tell you how much I Love you
My Daddy , My Hero