Go on, lil one....

They turn around, and walk on.. holding their future in their hands..
We stand still, watching.
Will they be ok? 
We ask our hearts..
We spend our children’s growing years, imagining what their future will be like.
Will they be happy
Will they be successful
Will they be at peace.
We run our lives around them
Only so they will be what you want them to be. Loved. And happy.
It never matters that we put aside our needs.. just so we see them happy.
That one smile from our child, sparks a million lil peaceful smiles within us.
We live for that smile. For that hug. For that ‘I love you, ma’
We know that their ‘You don’t know, anything’ just means ‘Leave me alone’ but we watch from the sidelines.
Our prayers will always be that they’re happy.
And when finally they fly.. spreading their wings, that we helped nurture, a piece of us cries.
We let go.
We let that tear fall.
We want to go back and hug.
We watch quietly from afar.
And when their eyes light up with joy..
We turn around and walk on..
Full with the joy that our lil one
Is happy...