Our Children

The faces that grow on us
change before we see the child inside

before us stands another face
that grows on the world

they are with us but a
brief moment in time

they remain in our
hearts forever giving
us glimpses of the past
and stretching our dreams
to the future.

Remaining still the familiar
face in the crowd

the gift they bring to the world
is all that we have instilled in them

May you see yourself as a gift
to be loved and cared for.
Be all you can
Strive to succeed to fulfill your someday.

I'm not sure this all flows together,
but it was all on the same page.