Parent to Child

I cannot always shield you or protect your life

I can only love you as long as I am able

I cannot run away for you when you are scared

Or stop the tears when they fall from your eyes

Courageously speaking, I am not a strong lion

Or a river that leads the waters to serendipity

In my tininess, I am not the ocean or a giant

If you'd like to know, I'm a lot like you

I cry when people make fun of me and I die inside

And sometimes I look in the mirror and hate what I see

I want to shout out on the mountaintop: "Hey, doesn't

anybody hear me?"

I wonder if I'm invisible and nobody can even see me

My Child,

you cannot always shield me or protect my life

You can only love me for as long as you are able

You cannot run away for me when I am scared

Or stop the tears when they fall from my eyes

Courageously speaking, you are a stronger lion than I am

And the river of your words leads my spirit to the waters

Neither one of us in invisible: We can clearly see each other

See me and know that I will never let you go