 You have to crawl before you walk, Walk before you run But now you need to spread your wings and fly. I always held your hand before Locked it tight in mine But now you have to soar alone so high The time is now upon us To loosen up those ties For me to let you show the world yourself For I am just a Mother Who must learn to stand aside And not wrap you up and give you too much help So now your running strong my son You really make us proud The boy you are will be such a great man But just remember when you race My son, And pass the blurry faces my son, Please still reach out and quietly touch my hand. © Tanya Nielson Other writing about our journey and our lives can be found in my blogs on my Myspace Page |