And there last
Night and at
Long last you
Fluttered and pruned
Stepped cautiously out
Caught a wind
Of promise spread
Your wings dropped
Suddenly and took
Your eventual flight
Leaving me now
With but an
Empty nest and
The knowledge that
I’ve done my
Job giving to
This world my
Very own precious
And rare treasure
My dear boy
And off you
Went with your
Knight in shining
Armor the one
That I promised
You that you’d
Find if patient
And return to
Me you did
Telling me tales
Of adventures quests
And moonlit linens
As my old
Heart sang at
Last for at
Last you found
Your very own
I remember when
You first met
Me you cautiously
Approached like a
Cat inching forward
Then darting back
Disappearing and reappearing
Braver each time
Until you eventually
Found comfort in
My elbows crook
Taking ownership there
Which is where
You remain every
Night after dinner
I am not
Motivated by lust
But rather by
Learning learning to
Be yourself if
I can take
You from here
To there then
My job is
Complete what you
Do on the
Other side is
Completely up to
You
At long last
Marooned having chosen
Not to climb
Aboard the makeshift
Raft of rescue
Instead bidding farewell
To those desperate
Souls chasing the
Dreams of familiarity
I remain here
On the island
Choosing me over
The comforts of
Others knowing that
My aloneness will
Generate personal discovery
And letting those
Seek companionship as
A means of
Avoiding their loneliness
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 