Will You Let Me Go?

I want to walk forward with my own two feet. After i leave you, i want to follow the path that i forge myself, relying on no other. My head held up in pride, my strides precise and long, i will glide slowly towards my future. I want these times with you to be held in my memories for when my road gets rocky but i don’t forever wish to lean on your shoulder.

I want the only sound of a person on my path to be my own footsteps, resonating in the brightness around me. I want the destination of my desire to be waiting; my destiny.

And then, sometime along my sole road, anothers footsteps will ring out, the quiet sign of another being. As they get louder, ill look about. Where is this sweet noise coming from? And ill notice a second path running alongside mine that i never knew existed. I marvel in the idea that im not alone on this journey.

But suddenly, the two paths meet and he appears. Ill look up at him, astonished. And he’ll look down at me similarly confused. Slowly, a smile will spread across his features and a new life for me will begin.

Afterwards, i wont have to walk alone. You will be able to relax, knowing im with someone who may love me just as much as you.

Can you find solace in the fact that i wont always be alone? Can you let me forge by myself now? I want to learn everything in my hearts desires so i can be happy just like you are now.

You knew this day would come, didn’t you? I wanted, all along for you to be prepared for me to leave. I wanted you to see me off with a smile. Will you do that for me? Will you be excited for me when i finally reach the end of my path, joining you? Please, let me go follow my dreams for now. Know that, one day, i will be able to come back. I love you, Daddy and i swear ill miss you.

Robert Foster @ robertfoster.com or etsy.com