Unlatched

So young myself, I was naive' Without a doubt, I did believe the babe, then latched, inside my womb would cling to me eternally Latched on, was he, as he was fed Then later on, our hands instead Not tall enough to open gates I'd reach the latch for his escape In time he grew to need more space The bond we had, would stretch in place and strain the threads that bound him home He reached up high to join the wind Yet ties remained, still ever strong Years would pass, too soon, a man Old ties would change, yet carry on Love came along, as it should be My eyes, if wise, must let it be This union blessed, was good to see Her love for you, the world could see It didn't mean my son was gone Songs are sung when lovers part But no song for a mother's heart When new adventures come one day Those new roads take him far away The man he is, has been set free To be the man he wants to be The child he was is never gone She's letting go, yet holding on If once, one wish were mine to choose So many do my thoughts pursue But one within my heart still yearns If just one day, the clocks would turn Together you and I would be Sitting here among the trees I would hold you close, upon my knees then turn you loose, to join the leaves... __________________________________________________ First Poem Submitted To Poetry Soup Written not long after the weddings of all three of my children who were all married within 1-1/2 years of each other! I must have been feeling the empty nest blues and all the changes that came along ! :)