8/31/11

day 1...

i watched with desperation
as she fell back inside herself
becoming as tiny as she could
invisible
a heart shattered 
a soul stamped on
sounds of children all around laughing
surrounding her
as she fell 
deeper and deeper
into 
nothingness


as a mother you want to protect your children from everything, everyone.  you want to take on their pain, their worries, their insecurities, their anxieties so that perhaps you free them so they can just be a kid.  i so wanted to see my girl laugh with her friends this morning as i dropped her off at school.  i wanted them to surround her and hug her and tell her that no matter what they've got her back.  i wanted to see excitement in her big brown eyes and with it the belief that this would be her year to shine.  alas, none of that happened.  i don't know how i allowed this fantasy to even enter my mind.  i know how cruel children can be without them even realizing it.  i felt her pain deeper than i've ever felt any pain.  my heart shredded.  my stomach in knots.   it's taking all i have not to drive back to the school, scoop her up in my arms, hug her and tell her this is all just a bad dream....


1 comment:

patty said...

growing up can be rough. but i see smiles in the next post, so better, perhaps? hope so.
here's to a good school year.
xo