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    Taking Megan Dancing


    Taking Megan Dancing

     This year, at the Sweetheart dance
    The big time Brownie dad & daughter gig,
    Megan was so lovely
    In her lacey dress
    and curly hair
    that actually stayed curly all night
    Imagine that.

    I was proud to be her date.
    Proud to be her daddy.
    Ecstatic to see her smiling as we danced.
    To hold her hand, spin and dip.
    Make her laugh.
    I saw her looking around
    occasionally, then back at me
    Was she showing me off?
    No,
    I was showing her off.
    Girl giggles and silliness
    I love it.

    Who were these other slugs
    pretending to be comfortable in
    tiny cafeteria chairs while
    their daughters begged them to dance?

    One little girl
    sat down on the rear bench
    and cried her eyes out

    I wanted to find the man
    who was here somewhere
    pretending to be her dad
    and ask him
    What the hell is wrong with you?
    Don't you know she'll be grown & gone in far less time
    than you've spent breaking her heart tonight?

    I was wishing we could take her home with us.
    Foolish fathers.

    We have no idea sometimes how
    "life & death" these things feel to
    our little ones.

    But we should.

    Weren't we all young once?

    There was another little girl who
    had no dad to take her.
    D had said
    Why don't you take her
    with you and Megan

    Megan got upset
    She's not ready to share her dad with anyone.

    She got teary eyed and said
    But, he's MY dad.
    It hurts my heart just to think about it.

    So sweet, so sad, so tender
    So full of this buzzing, burning vitality
    that it splashes all over my adult life.
    Placing your heart in the hands of a child is a fearsome and wonderous thing.

    They can't hurt it, though.
    They've not yet been taught how.

    I think that little girl got her grandpa to take her
    At least Grandpa got up and danced.
    He already knew what I'm learning, I'll bet.

    That it's just so nice to have this time.
    Time that will surely fly faster than
    we foolish mortals ever suspect...
    Then she won't want to hang out with dad anymore.
    That's OK.
    I can handle it
    (I think I hope I pray I'll try)

    Her older sister went through it. Had to become her own self.

    It's the independence thing
    Gotta separate from Mom & Dad in order
    to be your own person.
    Cool
    Go for it
    With my blessing
    It's all part of growing up.

    But for now,
    let's enjoy this dance.


    (1994)



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