REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY (for Caitlin and Jasmine)

 

Reversing out of the drive way

Your mother is at the gate

Be good and drive carefully

And don’t be home too late

Enjoy your children’s childhood

Everyone is told and yet

When adulthood starts racing in

We all live with the regret

 

Reversing out of the driveway

I hold your mother at the door

A quiet prayer to God above

We can’t protect you anymore

It won’t be what we said to you

That shapes the future you do

But all the throwaways thing we did

Will be in you, through and through

 

No one tells you about the anxiety

And that the worry will never subside

No one tells you about the depth of love

And your heart bursting open with pride

Know that every time we wave you off

Our souls are smiling in awe

To see you discover the you you are

Your kardia finding your grá.

 

grá is an Irish word... I explain my use of it HERE