From time to time
I wonder how it
feels
when you look at
the young man or
woman
standing before
you,
so
self-sufficient,
so well balanced,
living a life
filled with
satisfactions & successes.
You probably think
back
to what now seems
long ago and remember
the sleepless
nights,
the incessant
crying,
the fevers, the
cuts & bruises,
the doctor’s crowded
office.
Too soon those
times were replaced
by a rebellious
stranger;
cries of
unfairness, tyranny or
dictatorship
flourished
from one you did
not recognize.
Then, not soon
enough,
those moments
also passed
and like the
caterpillar,
your progeny
metamorphosed
into someone you
actually like &
can talk to, even
get along with.
Oh the grandeur
of life’s passages:
education,
disappointments,
losses & successes
have
obliged this beloved one
to become more
understanding,
patient &
responsible.
And so, dear
parent,
when looking at
him or her
who is a part of
you,
yet, oh so different
& unique,
I
wonder…
I wonder how it
feels.….
©
Mildred Santiago
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