Photograph: Sharron R. McMillan
Holding tight
and letting go
is part of life,
of love,
I know.
A path I never
thought I’d choose
becomes the one
I fear I’ll lose.
Hold too tight
I crush the one
whose constant love
helped me become.
A friend, a mentor
does not smother
neither should
a daughter’s mother.
©2015 Sharron R. McMillan
