Creation #1: "I Let Him Go"

"I Let Him Go"

It's night.
The TV flashes over him
And he lays his head in my lap--
He needs these moments
These times no one will see,
A place he can finally rest.
Where he's not afraid.

I don't know his fears,
But I see how they bear down on him.
And he's tired.
From the moving
The hustling
The constant motion of living.

I attempt to stop his movements.
But I have to
Let him go.
I, Gotta let him go.

And when he leaves
There's no guarantee he'll ever come back.
So I count my blessings
Asking the Lord if I can borrow
Just one more.
Oh, lord, just one more
To keep him safe
To get him back to me.