My children

You may cry and be upset

But you don’t know what I did

You may love me or hate me

But that doesn’t change what I feel

I see you grow and be tested

I’m always by your side

I know you think I’m not present

But I’m only one step from where you are

I see you live and experience

It opens my heart

I see you despair and be happy

I’m always on your path

I see you not listening

But patient I am

I see you lost and confused

But I always know where you are

I see you play and fight

Living you are

But when you open your eyes and see me

It’s the gift of the gods

Now aware and awakened

Together we are

© Edgar Boone