i walked carelessly towards you and you move away further.
i stopped.i watched.i let you get ahead of me.
nothing new. no. nothing different. yet, no one knew in a few seconds everything would change.
you sat still for a moment and you shut the car door. i took my eyes of you and while i was breathing out a sigh of relief to the end of another long day, you decided you had to run.
it played out like a slow motion movie.
i see the pictures in my head.
now, you're on the floor and our eyes meet and i feel completely helpless because i can't make your pain go away. our eyes meet and all i can say is it's going to be ok.
i believed it was going to be ok.
i willed it to be so.
i'm sorry i couldn't protect you.
i'm sorry i let you down.
i'm sorry i couldn't protect you from yourself.
dear child, i'm glad you're doing better now.
i stopped.i watched.i let you get ahead of me.
nothing new. no. nothing different. yet, no one knew in a few seconds everything would change.
you sat still for a moment and you shut the car door. i took my eyes of you and while i was breathing out a sigh of relief to the end of another long day, you decided you had to run.
it played out like a slow motion movie.
i see the pictures in my head.
now, you're on the floor and our eyes meet and i feel completely helpless because i can't make your pain go away. our eyes meet and all i can say is it's going to be ok.
i believed it was going to be ok.
i willed it to be so.
i'm sorry i couldn't protect you.
i'm sorry i let you down.
i'm sorry i couldn't protect you from yourself.
dear child, i'm glad you're doing better now.
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