Today will be a day
of anxious waiting.
My child,
who is no longer a child,
is on a plane bound for Mexico.
I try to avoid the compulsive
checking of his flight status,
checking of his flight status,
try not to think about
dangers that could await him.
This is who I want him to be,
young, bold, unafraid,
and yet. . .
I do not know
how not to worry
how not to want to keep him close,
keep him safe.
I do not know
how to be the mother
of a child,
who is no longer a child.
Oh I wholly feel this. My daughter is getting on a plane tomorrow and th worries are there. I will be watching on the app that tracks the plane until it lands. May you find peace while he is away. I guess we should both try to embrace their independence!
ReplyDeleteThank you for letting me know I'm not the only one!
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