The Color of the Sky
it started
quite literally
in pre-school
from then on
out
there was never not
a boy
in the picture
brains and beauty
and loves to laugh
it was
and is
an irresistible combination
she has had a hard time
owning her beauty
but not her brains
not her humor
at 17
she knows who she
is
and who she
isn’t
knows what she wants
and what she doesn’t
she’ll keep ‘ya on your toes
for sure
she was raised
with intention
to always think
for herself
looking back
I realize I worried about
all the wrong things
she’s gonna be ok
I cannot imagine her
not here at HOME
she can
but I can’t
they say it’s a blink
and it is
you wake up
and wonder
was it all a dream
then reality
sets in
thinking and knowing
are two different
things
I’ve thought about
this part
for a long time
but knowing it
is real
and real is
feeling it
in full
TL