A Call To Mothers and Fathers

Do not be afraid to hold them, they will not break.

Do not hold them too tightly, for then they will not soar.

Do not hold them at arms length, they need your warmth.

Do not hold them down, they have to be able to fly.

Do not hold them too high, they must understand what surrounds them.

Do not hold them back, they must learn to fall. 

Hold them accountable, they must learn responsibility.

Hold them warmly, they need a safe place to come back to.

Hold them in your heart and your soul, they will always carry a piece of you with them.

Hold them when they are young, they need to learn to trust.

Hold them when they are old, they need to accept themselves and those around them.

Hold them...

hold them...

and then...

Let them go.