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Book Description: If God Had a Daughter: A Father's Love in Silence "If love had a sound, it would be her silence." In this profoundly intimate collection, poet Jah Smalls opens his heart to his nonverbal daughter, Minnah, crafting a symphony of devotion, vulnerability, and awe through words she cannot yet say - but deeply feels. Each poem is a moment suspended between fatherhood and faith: a soft letter, a whispered prayer, a melody hummed through tears. From "Oh Minnah" and "Mommy's Favorite" to "Silent Love Song" and "The Weight of Her Wonder," these pieces reveal the sacred language that exists beyond words - a love that speaks in gestures, glances, and quiet breaths. Smalls invites readers into the tender, often unspoken spaces of parenting a child who teaches him new definitions of communication, resilience, and grace. The poems move like prayers, from the ache of "Failure's Whisper" to the hope of "Tomorrow" and the reverence of "If God Had a Daughter." This collection is not only a father's conversation with his child but a universal ode to every parent who has loved in silence, waited in faith, and found beauty in what cannot be spoken. "She doesn't need to say I love you - I hear it every time she smiles."