28/30 Poem A Day Challenge

April 28, 2018

Becoming a grandparent has been the most exhilarating and humbling experience of this phase of my life. Our two sons became fathers three days apart. Their little ones, now 10 1/2 months old, embolden me to reflect on who I am and encourage me to become a better person, to do what I can to make the world a safe, healthy and loving place for them to grow up in. Today's poem is for them.



promise

oh babies,
i want to promise
you everything
that we'll protect you
from everything
that no matter what
we'll be 
here for you
but i know better


when your fathers
were young
i believed
i could protect them
from everything
i had no idea
that i couldn't
even protect them
from myself



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5 comments:

  1. Oooh, that final line cuts deep. A powerful poem.

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    1. Thank you Elisabeth. Parenting is the most challenging task we take on I think, so it's inevitable we will screw up now and then.

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  2. Every mother's and grandmother's wish, and we do our best, but the world intervenes, too, doesn't it? Well said, Cheriee. They are quite darling!

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    1. They really are! Yes, one of my friends says, "Our children do well in spite of us."

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  3. Thanks for linking me to this! Parenting isn't for the faint of heart, that's for sure!

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