I stop and stare.
There’s a thumping in my chest
As you walk away
And I keep moving for if I look back
I will cry.
I stop and stare.
But it’s not my hands I see
I see you from long ago
Innocent smiles and naughty grins
And I sigh.
The day is drawing near, the day you dream of, the day you finally spread your wings
and taste the freedom that is yours.
There is so much to say, so much left unsaid, the words that congeal on my tongue
as you take the road that is yours.
I stop and stare
Laughter from long ago
Echo in my ears: stay wild,
Stay sweet, stay yourselves, stay true
Dare to fly.
I stop and stare
There is no need to speak
Your love lulls me to silence
There is peace in the sun and stars
No goodbyes.
Thanks. My daughter’s friends came by to say goodbye. I was so moved…
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