Sidelines

If there’s one thing I have learned

With the eyes of a mother

I can raise my daughter however I like

I can help her grow into a young woman

I can tame her wild spirit

I can kiss her forehead before bedtime

I can push her to her limits

I can mentor her through hard times

I can bandage her wounds

I can teach her all I know

But as she grows up

She will become independent

She will become her own self

She will become rebellious

She will become intelligent

She will become difficult

She will become beautiful

She will become hard to handle

She will become an adult

And I will become not a coach

But just a spectator

Sitting on the sidelines