The shoe tie days behind us,
you cast your string to sea.
Parenting:
catch and release.
Just you without me.
How do I surface
from the depths of care giving?
Break the glassy surface
to breathe independently?
Just you without me.
I let go of your hand.
Abandon the red wagon
to join the stands,
your #1 fan, remotely.
Just you without me.
I've spent years watering
a sapling, but you bloom
independently,
as it should be.
Just you without me.
Still, I can't help but worry.
Just you.
Just you without.
Just you without me.
©2025|K.F.Hartless
GloPoWriMo#11: Your challenge is to write a poem that incorporates song lyrics – ideally, incorporating them as opposing phrases or refrains.
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