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Rated: E · Poetry · Other · #1847362

about becoming a parent

The first time I saw him
He was so helpless
He needed me
I was there

As the years pass by
I watched over him
Giving him freedom
He needs me less each year

I have done my job
He can now go on without me
He watches over his own
I need him

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