We have a secret, you and I.
As I watch your tiny chest rise and fall
In the soft light coming through the open doorway
From the hall, I understand.
You are the keeper of my heart,
And I am the protector of your body, mind, and soul.
Mine was the first face you ever saw.
I spoke the first words you ever heard, in a language
As old as time itself, the language of proud
Fathers, the words of duty and love
And the promises fervently made in
Nurseries across the world.
Now, alone, you and I
Have nothing in this world but
The love we give to one another.
I am nothing without you- a captain without a ship,
A bow without arrows,
A tattooed angel with broken wings.
I pray you never leave my side.
Be with me always, guide me in the ways of adulthood
In that unknowing, unsuspecting way-
Trust in me always,
And trust in me completely. In so doing,
Hold onto your innocence forever.
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