I watched over you
You were delicate like a drop
of rain rolling off
the tip of a single leaf
I knew you were tiny
fragile and real
Go day arrived, it was game on
Determined to be the one
to sculpt you
to mold you
to fill you up with possibilities
The chasm between the ribbons was huge
each day I attempted to tie a bow
I tugged and smoothed and compared for equity of lengths
I caught a glimpse of your magnificence
A daily reminder is what you were to me
a reminder of time, of fragility
Of singular human joy
The battles, well, they rose and subsided
like ocean storms and still water days
How to provide, be by your side was my new why
Life so powerful
heat never relenting
The pause, it did not happen
I jumped into the eye
whether ready or not
Timing
it did not matter
for the pounding of the rope on asphalt
was my ticking clock
All these days later I stand back in awe
like a child in the forest
reaching the edge to discover
a giant field of sunflowers
all facing their mother