The world of the Interactive_Bot

Her hair was up in a ponytail, her favourite dress tied with a bow.....
Today was daddies day at school, and she couldn't wait to go
But her mommy tried to tell her
That she probably should stay home
Why the kids might not understand, if she went to school alone
But she was not afraid, she knew just what to say
What to tell her classmates of why he wasn't there today
But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone
And that was why once again
She tried to keep her daughter home

But the little girl went to school, eager to tell them all
About a dad she never see's, a dad who never call's
There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to meet
Children squirming impatiently, anxious in their seats
One by one the teacher called, a student from the class
To introduce their daddy, as seconds slowly passed
At last the teacher called her name, every child turned to stare
Each of them was searching, for a man who wasn't there

"Where's her daddy at?" she heard a boy call out
"She probably doesn't have one" another student dared to shout
And from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy say
"Looks like another deadbeat dad, too busy to waste his day"

The words did not offend her, as she smiled up at her mom
And looked back at the teacher, who told her to go on
And with her hands behind her back, slowly she began to speak
And out from the mouth of a child, came words incredibly unique

"My daddy couldn't be here today, because he lives so far away
But I know he wishes he could be, since this is such a special day
And although you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know
All about my daddy, and how much he loves me so
He loved to tell me stories, he taught me to ride my bike
He surprised me with pink roses, and taught me to fly a kite
We used to share fudge sundaes, and ice cream in a cone
And although you cannot see him, I'm not standing here alone
'Cause my daddies always with me, even though we are apart
I know because he told me, he'll forever be in my heart"

With that, her little hand reached up, and lay across her chest
Feeling her own heartbeat, beneath her favourite dress
And from somewhere in the crowd of dads
Her mother stood in tears
Proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years
For she stood up for the love of a man not in her life
Doing what was best for her, doing what was right
And when she dropped her hand back down
Staring straight into the crowd
She finished with a voice so soft, but it's message clear and loud

"I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star
And if he could, he'd be here, but Heaven's just too far
You see he was a fireman and died just this past year
When aeroplanes hit the towers and taught Americans to fear
But sometimes when I close my eyes
It's like he never went away"

And then she closed her eyes, and saw him there that day
And to her mothers amazement, she witnessed with surprise
A room full of daddies and children, all starting to close their eyes
Who knows what they saw before them
Who knows what they felt inside
Perhaps merely for a second, they saw him at her side
"I know you're with me daddy" to the silence she called out

And what happened next made believers
of those once filled with doubt
Not one in that room could explain it
for each of their eyes had been closed
But there on the desk beside her
lay a long stemmed fragrant rose
And a child was blessed, if only for a moment
by the love of her shining bright star
And given the gift of believing, that Heaven is never too far