Parenting

There will come a day
when you will glance
at your child
and be met by an adult.

and it will wipe the very floor
from under your feet
when you realize
in that moment
that you were only ever minding them
until they fly away.

because back then
when you were so consumed
with the daily grind of parenting
you felt like this was forever

yet we know
nothing is truly forever

just a handful of years
you will know them as a child
and if you are blessed
many more
you will know them as an adult

drink them in
if you can
drink them in

Donna Ashworth