Idol Survivor: "You, My Girl"

[halfshellvenus]

You, My Girl
idol survivor | daily-fic challenge, day 2 | 139 words

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Toes in the sand,
you dig and scoop and sculpt,
engrossed in your artistry
as with every creation
you will make
in the many years to come.

In and out of the waves
you run like a colt,
a sprite, a shining girl,
never noticing
the bone-deep cold
mottling your skin
even under the warmth
of the summer sun.

Your fingers in mine
are soft and perfect
as we walk the shore,
seeking treasures
raised from the sea
by the churning tide.

This will not last.

Before long, your hand—
your heart—
will be too restless
to remain by my side.

In and out of the house
you will run, a young woman
called by her friends, her future,
never noticing
the bone-deep ache
under my goodbyes
even though this is who
I helped you grow up to become.


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Comments

[flipflop_diva]

Gahhhh. I am dreading those days! I try to remember during the moments that Ellie is driving me crazy because she won't put her shoes on or eat her breakfast that she is not going to be this small for long and I need to treasure every moment. She's already somehow two and it's hard to remember when she used to be so super tiny.

But ughhh, this was painful to read, and I don't want that day to come.

Well done!

[halfshellvenus]

It is SUCH heartbreak when they go off to college (and our oldest is still living 10 hours from here where she went to college, and is now doing law school remotely). Even while trying to cherish all of those moments as they happen (and she was not a particularly frustrating child at ALL), it still goes by much too fast.

I miss who our daughter was as a baby, and at 1, and 2, and every age before she left home. All of those ages are like individual little people, and I loved them all. I wish I could visit them all over again. *sigh*