strawberry milk

There's so much sadness

In the surrender

I see it so clearly now

As I watch you disappear

Things don't appear closer 

In the rearview mirror 

I know you love me

But you don't know 

what to do with it

I wish I could go back in time

And help that little boy

Learn that his worth 

does not depend

On his ability to be 

perfect.

The way that little me 

realized her worth 

does not depend 

on others staying.

I hope he learns to recognize

Mistakes are how we grow.

And one day we would laugh 

About it 

The way we joke

About the strawberry milk

Or the phone falling

In the snow.