The Climb

No amount of sleep can prepare parents of grown children the sleepless nights just begin the minute they leave for them Morning found me weary yet sane with three of four the ones to blame the oldest called just out of the blue his tears were real his words were true My daughter wants a child of her own nothing will ever happen no fault of ever shown her tears are real and they are true only God can see this through My dear Saw man how I love you just like I was in so many truths young, beautiful, and full of sass with more burdens than he will admit, that last and last My night I spent on my knees praying for God to grace them with all his mercy then by seven the phone did ring their daddy calling to check on me For the first time in 26 years I broke down into tears I raised my babies all alone he was surely never home so he took my words in love and truth and made some calls to his children too As he says to me in the afternoon, this will only get harder with each new moon raising children is not a mere 18-21 years it is for as long as mom and dad sweat blood and tears