Brighter Beginnings

Of sounds and words,

new forms and colours,

we enter this big world,

with tiny little steps…

Arrested in a timid grasp,

with arms enveloped around my neck,

wrapped in muffled sobs,

I feel his tears echo upon my cheeks.

Its another bright beginning for us,

But this time, the bond is different.

I remind myself to be stronger,

yet again, in vain...

Its this fragile moment,

that brings back the same old heartache.

I finally set him free to explore on his own...

But too hard to let go,

is the vulnerable mother in me.