Wait - don't go- I'm not ready!
I didn't - say all the words I meant to say, teach all the lessons I meant to teach...
I haven't - taught you how to cook all your favourite recipes...
I forgot - to show you how to iron and how to hem your jeans...
You aren't - even eighteen years old yet!
You can't - begin to imagine all the things that might go horribly wrong - but I can.
You shouldn't - ever be afraid to try, to fail, or to come home.
Please don't - ever be cavalier about your safety - don't trust that handsome stranger, walk down that dark
alley alone, leave your drink unattended...
But wait - just one more kiss!
Wait - just one more hug!
Wait - just one more glimpse of your beautiful face before you turn and walk away!
Wait,
Wait,
Oh no - it happened too fast - again!
It's too late - you're gone!
My baby birds have all flown the nest.
Fly, my beautiful ones - soar to majestic heights.
You may not see the net below you - but it is there. I will always be here to catch you if you fall!
I love you all - around the world and back again, to infinity and beyond!
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