With Every turn of the wheel

With every step
you move farther and farther away

they started as tiny paces
almost to small to notice
but they have gotten larger

As i watch you
as i always do

you seem different
older
less familiar

is it just me

or do those wheels
NEED
to take you somewhere

Somewhere i cannot follow
out on your own path

To you
you are just riding

To me
it is one more step away
to dances and sleepovers
to heartache
and laughter

to the woman you will grow to be.

all of this from a bike ride?

Isn't it amazing how a mother's mind works

Comments

[creechman]

Think it's tough now? Wait until she start dating.

[Diana]

Ohhh, this is where she starts to move into her own a bit. This is where she starts to be herself.