Goodbyes Are Final
one cannot love one sided
love is dependent, vulnerable
like the fragility of a child
my child
18 years gone
call you an adult?
not in my house
it was like yesterday
I used to be able to hold you in my arms
kiss your bruises away
scare the monster under your bed
but you're too grown for that now
grown-up
a grown-up
independent
a woman
empowered as you should b
but you're leaving me
Not alone, but you're leaving
us
behind
Your dad and I
your mother
Mummy
Mama
Me
one cannot love one sided
love is dependent, vulnerable
like the fragility of a child
but you are no longer a child
love will overcome all
our love overall
and
all these memories, reminiscing
retrospective to your perspective
your past, your inner child
shaped who u have become today
who you will be tomorrow
and the love I have for u will never change
still remains
You walk independently now
but u will never be alone
cannot say goodbye
too final
until we meet again
like tht song you used to sing
aloha oe
ah, my Disney princess
ohana = family
no one left behind
or forgotten
my child, walk on
I will always follow
like u used to
ur feet in mine
now mine in urs
walk on
Copyright © Naleli Nonyane | Year Posted 2023
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