I Am
I am just your daughter.
I wonder, are you proud of me?
I hear you say, "I love you" before I go to bed each night.
I see you smile at me, when I do something for the first time.
I want to make you proud of me.
I am just your daughter.
I pretend it doesn't bother me.
I feel like I've always failed you.
I touch the front door's handle when I leave for school each morning.
I worry that I'm a hopeless mistake.
I cry because it hurts.
I am just your daughter.
I understand that I'm not perfect.
I say, "I'll try harder next time."
I dream that I'll be good enough.
I try to reach my goals in life.
I hope you understand.
Because, after all I am just your daughter.