Letting Go

As parents, we go through a wide range of emotions as we watch our little ones grow. It’s never easy to see them struggle or try to make sense of a world that can feel so big and complicated. There are moments when all we want to do is step in, protect them, clear every obstacle from their path, and take on their challenges for them.

But then there are those beautiful moments — the ones where they rise, push through, and surprise even themselves. Watching them soar makes every worry, every fear, and every sleepless night completely worth it.

This poem was my way of putting those feelings into words.

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I held you tight, my little one

didn't want to let you go. 

I Was too fearful of you being alone,

In the the storms, gusts of winds and hail

But I was most afraid Of this cruel world!

Will it let you be?

Will it let you fly?

Will it let you find happiness?

Will it see your real beauty, inside and out?

Will I find a genuine smile on your face?

And will I see in your face and eyes

The subtle beauty and bliss of

acceptance of the true you. 

I was afraid

But you stood up to adversity

and all your inner and external struggles

and challenges 

And found strength to be true you

And I realized that you are stronger

that I ever imagined 

and once I did let you go,

you flew majestically.