i look at you, and all i see is light.
i wish i could fight every demon,
slay every dragon,
move every mountain,
just because you are so little.
and the world is just so big.
and there are so many things running against you.
but you can't even see them
because they're hidden from you,
kept from your eyes.
but maybe that's worse?
because one day you'll grow up,
and someone will decide that it's time you knew,
and when it all hits you,
you won't be able to get up.
at least,
not for a while.
i guess in other words,
i wish i could buy you some time.
more time to say goodbye to childhood.
more time to spend building sand castles,
instead of tearing them down.
more time to bother your siblings,
instead of checking in on them.
more time to play house,
instead of having to hold yours together.
i wish i could watch your eyes light up from the fireflies caught in your hands.
i wish i could hear your laugh as you raced after a friend in a game of tag.
i wish i could smell the toast you always managed to burn on sunday mornings.
i wish i could go back to you.
i wish i could know you,
instead of the you you've become.
because child you,
could make all the bad undone.
