The long goodbye

Sometimes growing up feels like a long goodbye,

Each day, another centimetre tall and an urge to cry.

For you, my child, grow up too fast,

Or maybe time needs to slow down and stop skipping our past.

A day we take for granted, a night we wish away,

A moment forever passed, and I didn’t have a say.

One day, my child,

My love alone will not be enough,

Until that day comes,

I'll try to savour each moment, tender and tough.

For time's relentless march, a bittersweet stride,

Each milestone reached, a tug at my side.

Yet in the depths of this long goodbye,

I'll hold onto memories, with a longing sigh.

Your laughter echoes, your innocence bright,

I'll treasure these years, your heart's pure light.

And as you grow, step by step, a slow climb,

Know my love for you, reverberates throughout all time. -G.R.George