Graduation
As I’m sure every mother has.
Your child, your own creation,
Wearing the cap and gown of adulthood,
getting ready to take that big step from
High school into the big world of being an adult.
When did this happen?
It was only yesterday
When I wiped away
Salty tears from a mud
Covered face.
It was only this morning
When I laughed with you
Over Saturday morning cartoons.
I knew this day would come.
I prayed for it – I dreamed of it
Now, it’s here.
This moment in time stole my child.
This adult standing before me is
Beautiful but how do I handle this
New creation?
My joys are turned to sadness.
My tears of happiness are now
Mixed with tears of fear and frustration.
Is this why we give birth?
Is this why we hurt when our child hurts
And laugh when our child laughs?
Do we nurture and raise our children
Just to let them go?
So they can become the adults we nurtured
And raised them to be. So they can have the
Chance to pass on to their children what we
Have passed on to them.