We Watch You Go ~ Dedicated to Z Heng

We see your eyes,
one final glance as you look back at us,
and we all know it is time.
Although we swore
We would never have to let you go
It's a promise we cannot keep.
We need to live
and you need to grow.

Our hearts fold back onto themselves
And we just bend our knees and lower our center
To withstand the buffet of the winds
That will blow by us,
and through us
Without you standing there to shelter us.

The tether is cut,
and you are free to fly
and we lose an anchor,
and our cheeks burn,
from the icy wind
and the few tears that sneak past the wall
That we are leaning on
so that we can stand
and watch you go.

One hand raised
We salute you
With a wave of good-bye
Wishing you all the blessings
And when we meet again
it won't be the same
But we will always know

How much we loved
and trusted
and shared
Victories, losses, adventures
and just the passage of time.

Look back no more
Eyes to the future
And we will just stand here
and watch you go.