Mirrored

I believe that nothing happens in vain. There is no such thing as coincidence.

Everything is exactly where it was supposed to be, everything happens for a reason. Sometimes our lacking human minds cannot grasp the possibilities, or imagine the ends.

I look at you as you stand there

And it takes me years back

I sit down and you stand up

So we can level

And your eyes are like two full moons

Full of explanation and defense

And I think to myself as I look at you,

Where were you 7 years ago?

Could I ever have foreseen this day?

I stare at your oval face as you tell me your story

Your arms fly out in the air

Pointing and waving

Your voice chokes over pretended self pity

Your lips arch as you hold back tears

And I can’t hear a single word you’re saying

I can only see a little girl

Oval grimacing face, wide tearful eyes, and arms kept tight to my sides

I’d be standing, but so would he

We never leveled eyes

And suddenly everything falls in place

That beauty mark on your right wrest

Those lines that embrace your smile

And the way you tell a story when you’re guilty

Life has reason

Life has aim

Who cares who played ball in the kitchen?

You’re my son

And I love you

23/8/2010