Leo Larry Amadore Poet Free verse

I Worry, I Worry

I worry, I worry, I worry,
knowing that I cannot protect you
from everything -- knowing that 
I cannot protect you 
from yourself.

Craving a taste of that 
imaginary condition -- freedom --
full of the allure of 
no constraints, you flee from me.
And you bridle under the bonds
of others' expectations
reining you in.  

I fear for you, enormously. 
And I am quivering in my rage
at those who might, even unknowingly, 
do you harm.

May you allow, if grudgingly, 
the "powers that be" --
(whatever that means) -- and me -- 
to shield you.

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Caren Krutsinger November 1, 2021 at 11:34 PM You are so obviously a parent "I fear for you, enormously. And I am quivering in my rage at those who might, even unknowingly, do you harm." I love this!