The Old Woman!

I thought waiting and watching was better than interfering.

The belief that your good deeds would back you up was far stronger than the urge to protect you.

Your happiness was important but not as much as your dignity.

You were of a different breed, I knew this right from your first cry.

That the stars and the moon were your companions was a comfort.

That the universe was watching over you was a solace.

But all this turned into carelessness slowly seeping into the never ending abyss of ungratefulness.

I lost you to the mysteries of nature while getting caught up in the ways of the world.

The thought of seeking you crossed my mind but it disappeared as quick as it had appeared.

I knew I had lost a rare gift but I failed to understand the rarity of it.

Today when I look back, I know that the right choices were always there.

For me to acknowledge, accept and instill in my life.

But I chose to go blind with desire, greed and selfishness.

After eons of stagnancy, now I know that I was at fault.

And today I choose to be your mother again.

To guide, protect and love you like you always deserved.

To marvel in your wonder and learn to be strong like you expected me to be.

I cannot be what I could have been anymore but I can be better than what I was.

So next time you look up at the sky, know that I am watching you.

When you see a bird chirping around, know that I sing for you.

When you feel the breeze nudge you, that I am there to hug you.

And when you are lonely, just breathe.

Every breath deeper than before till you feel me flowing through you again.