Yesterday

When I was young

my parents were strong

Invincible, untouched, never wrong

But as I grew the cracks began to spread

wider and wider

everywhere I tread

The mist was disappearing

my mind finally clearing

to what I had been fearing all along

That they were human too

and soon I knew

that meant faults and all

So when I first saw them cry

about cancer, gray hairs, and

not enough time

I told myself that its okay

to finally leave my childhood behind

So while I still laugh and I still play

I no longer live in a perfect world

as I did yesterday