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I pushed you down into the cool wet earth
On a day when the air snapped
When the sun broke through
I pulled the covers up around your neck
Said a little prayer and watched the sun
douse you with her blasting rays
I watched and observed and waited
I set all my dreams upon you
My simple act of selfishness
Demanded all your energy
Your potential a reflection of my weakness
And you grew, and swayed and danced to
the rhythm
Tall and strong and vibrant
You asked nothing of me
Not even that I revel in your beauty
or relinquish my expectations
I wish I could be as you are
But when the sun rays fall on me
They expose my shattered fears, my
shaky steps, that my rhythm is calculated
And I turn from the light to look at you
Rooted in the bed I set you, waving to me