Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo writes

The Invisible Thread

I'm your first baby, 
Always remain to be a little girl of my Daddy
You sheltered me under your strong wings,
Protected me from harm

With a solemn prayer

Each time I leave your side.

Even when I grew older
You still haven't outgrown treating me like a little girl,
I look up to you with such glorious respect
For you are a once in a lifetime Dad
We will never ever forget.

This invisible thread that connects us

They cannot decipher,

Maybe even if I’ll be counting years

Your serene face in my mind

Still can vividly remember.

In the heavens I know

You were welcomed by Grandpa and Grandma,

With such a warm embrace

Upon entering its Holy gates.

You like telling fond memories of your childhood

As me and my sister lie on bed with you

Every afternoon when we we’re still kids,

Your kind of music still lingers on

And your thoughtful love for us

We would truly miss.

You may have suffered in silence

Kept the pain just inside you

Worrying still about us

And even in your death bed

Your love for us you still showed.

The invisible thread that connects

The souls of a father and his daughter

Is truly special nothing can ever replace

For even if you’re at the other side

I still can feel your comforting touch

Each time I shed tears missing you.

** in memoriam of my late Dad, Roberto N. Castillo