Just a sprout
Small, and insignificant
Isn`t it?
Brought here by foreign forces
Meant to be somewhere else entirely
But still you`re smiling.
This small, insignificant seedling
Is your own
Sharing heart and blood, flesh and bone.
And as it grows
As you nurture it
You will find yourself more willing to stop, to quit.
And even though at first
You believed it was a stranger
Now you see, and believe, and will protect it from danger.
As it is both your daughter,
Your mother,
And yourself,
And anything you say or do will never help you out in any way, anymore.
Now you must stand back and watch
Hoping to take action
As your own brother turns back the clock.
He used to be nothing but a happy accident
You didn`t want him
Now he`s slowing your descent.
You`ll never pay him back for what he did for you
He saved your sanity and let you win
But at the same time made you lose.
His tears gather in a puddle
And you can feel it
His thoughts are muddled.
Everything that he once knew is upside-down
And all that you can hope to do is catch him
Before he hits the ground.
As he is both your brother,
Your father,
And yourself.
And anything you say or do will never help you out in any way, anymore.
But they`re becoming
Everything you`d hoped they`d be.
And they`re running
From the very thing you died to save them from.
But still they`re winning and returning to you
Turning back the clock
Unknowing what awaits them on the other side.
They`re becoming powerful and weakened,
Asleep and awakened.
They`re becoming little clones of yourselves!
But when you gaze upon them hoping
You feel yourself choking
And you know for a fact that`s not what you want them to be.
Because instead of copying your mistakes
They should learn to make their own.
They should realize you`re gone now
But they`ll never be alone.
And when they reach you, you should hug them.
Tell them that you love them, that you`re proud.
Because even though they`re just like you
That`s not what they want to do
They want to become who they`re meant to be.
So take their hand and smile at them
Let them know that you could care less
What choices they make or what who they want to be.
Just tell them you`re there for them
Be it family or friend
It`s all the same.
But they should be who they want to
Choose to do what they want to
Do all the things that make them happy.
As long as they don`t become another you.
"I`m here for you
Be it family or friend
It`s all the same.
But you should be who you want to
Choose to do what you want to
Do all the things that make you happy.
As long as you don`t become another me.
Because this is about your Becoming."