A little girl named Hannah
with a bow in her hair
loved her house so much
because her whole family was there
In the house that she loved
there was he mum and dad
and three gold fish
named harry, larry and chad
they lived in a house
atop a great big hill
where she'd have so much fun
its like time just stood still
but lately something had changed
that she did not have a clue
because her dad was missing
from the house and from her view
she checked every room
looked behind every door
she looked all over
for the dad that she did adore
but everywhere she looked
was completly bare
she could not find him
her dad just wasn't there
"i can't find my dad"
hannah said with a frown
"he musn't be here
he must jave gone into town"
so she hopped on her bike
and with great care and skill
rode as fast as she could
down the great big hill
when she got into town
she looked high and low
she looked in all the places
she thought her dad would surely go
she thought she saw her dad
at the laundramat
but it was only a man
wearing a similar hat
she thought she saw her dad
buying her cakes and sweets
but it was just the smell
of the familiar treats
she thought she heard her dad
laughing with joy
but it wasn't her dad
it was the sound of a toy
"i can't find my dad"
hannah yelled to the air
"i'll go ask my mum
why his not anywhere"
so she hopped on her bike
and rode back up the hill
to the house that she loved
where time would stand still
when she went to the kitchen
she found her mum there
staring down at the floor
alone in a chair
"i need your help mum!"
hannah said as she ran
"i cannot find dad
i'm hopeing you can"
when hannah told her mum
about her long day
it didn't make her smile
she just looked away
"i'm seeing dad everywhere
i'm hearing him too
but when i look for him
none of its true"
her mother gave her a hug
"hannah its all in your head
we'll go see him tomorrow
but for now its off to bed
hannah thought long and hard
while she went off to bed
she couldn't understand
how her dad was in her head
"what does she mean?
where is my dad?"
hannah decieded to question
harry larry and chad
she just couldn't get
what her mother had said
there was just no way
her dad was living in my head
early the next morning
her alarm started to beep
hannah was so thrilled
she jumped right to her feet
"today will be good!"
she said to harry larry and chad
"todays going to be the best
because i get to see my dad!"
she ran into the kitchen
and she found her mother there
dressed in all black
with even a black bow in her hair
"i'm ready to go mum
i want to see dad
i'm ready to stop feeling
so lonely and sad!"
so they got in the car
and drove for awhile
her mother didn't talk
she didn't even smile
they turned down a lane
and the car started to slow
hannah was quite confused
because this place she did not know
there were a whole bunch of stones
with a whole bunch of writing
to hannah this place
was quite dark and quite frighting
she walked hand in hand
right next to her mother
till they stop at a stone
that had the name of her father
"here he is dear
right in front of your view
why don't you tell him
all the things that are new"
hannah looked at her mother
whose face was filled with woe
how THIS could be her father
hannah just didn't know
"this isn't my dad!"
hannah was sure of that
"my dads tall and sweet
and always wears a hat"
"this is your dad now
so don't make a fuss
he has to live here
he can no longer live with us"
"i don't believe you!"
Hannah she did disagree
"dad doesn't live here
he lives with you and me"
hannah tried to run away
she wanted to hide
but her mum was too quick
so she remined by her side
this was far too much
for young hannah to take
her eyes they felt hot
her lips started to shake
she cried in the car
all the way home
she had never felt so sad
she had never felt so alone
Hannah's mum picked her up
and carried her to he room
"you'll be ok dear
it'll all make sense soon"
but hannah she did not listen
all she could do was cry
the only thing she could think
was the question why why WHY?
hannah felt like she'd cried
to the point that she was dead
but she knew that she wasn't
cause there was a strange feeling in her head
she rubbed at the point
where there was that strange feeling
it was particuarly odd
cause her head felt like it was peeling
then without any warning
she lept from her bed
cause right in front of her eyes
her dad jump right out of her head
"dad i finally found you
i've been waiting for so long
i knew you would be around
i knew mum was wrong
hannah flew through the air
to hug her dad so tight
but she went straight through him
which gave her a firght
"hannah my dear"
her dads voice it was sweet
"where your mother took you today
is now the only place we can meet"
"when you saw me today
in different parts of the town
i was never really there
only in your head i was around"
hannah wanted to question
these words of her dad
but she kept her mouth closed
because great knowledge he had
"i know my dear daughter
i'm all you want to see
i know its because of only love
why you deeply miss me"
"but always remember
just because i'm not in view
that doesn't mean i'm not near
that doesn't mean i'm not with you"
"but dad no wait
i just want you by my side
because without you life is hard
i only want to run and hide"
"i know my dear daughter
this is hard for you to take
but you'll remember all of this
when you finally wake"
"you see this is all just a dream
while you lie in your bed
because all you can think of is me
so thats why i'm in your head"
hannah began to understand
the point her dad was trying to make
this harsh truth of reality
she was slowly starting to take
"hannah please remember this
we're never truely apart
so long as you remember me
i'll always be in your heart"
with those last words she heard
Hannah woke up with a smile
because hannah was happy
for the first time in a long while
"everythings ok now"
she told harry larry and chad
"i feel a whole lot better
all because of my dad"
"dad ca't live here anymore
but i know we're not apart,
because he doesn't live in my head...
...he now lives in my heart!!
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