tumbling in the waters of my womb
until the urge of birth and breath
called you to the world and separation
i held you, soft as silk
an introduction of two, not strangers
you were my world, my open heart
struck helpless by your need
your arms outstretched and eyes
filled with the wisdom of before
promised a forever, an unbreakable bond
joined in creation, grown in the care years
i lacked a memory, an understanding
that you belonged not to me
you belonged to our planet and her people
my influence waning beneath the onslaught
of knowledge, peer pressure and hormonal flux
until one day i gazed upon a stranger
full grown in independance and conviction
and i endured the anxiety of separation
mindful and mournful in my loss
for you are whole without me
as it was always meant to be
Copyright © 2013 by Eryll Oellermann
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