perhaps the passing
of those we love
places a period
at the end of the sentence
of the lesson
the lesson
they have been whispering
and shouting
to us
for our entire
blessed
lives
while they are here
we are trying to be
independent
and grow
free from their voice
to develop our own
we twist and resist
some of what they teach
because we need to
see and be
who we
are
and there is pressure
and we feel tethered
and when the cord snaps
and they fall from us
and we grasp to reach it
that is when we are free
free to be us
but also
free to finally not resist
the lesson
the lesson
and the love
that they were always willing
to let flow
even when it did not show
we are free
to hear it now
with no ego
no pretense and defense
and now
we want to comprehend
all that they wanted us to understand
and now
we start
to step into
the light
of what they were showing us
as us
and now
without them
as we do hear the lesson
we honor them
by carrying on the legacy of
the lesson
j light MUSE 
As an older person, my heart soars with the truths spoken here. Yes, I’m saying, I agree with this deeply felt acknowledgement of how we struggle on both “sides” – as loving parents praying for the wellbeing of our children and as a “child” remembering lessons from my parents that I may have ignored. Thank you, J.
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