there is no battle, i'm not in the middle of anything.

I cannot stay in this room with you for the next thirty three hours
just so you'll have enough comfort to sleep easy.
You're a big boy, time to turn off the night light,
let go of my hand, LET GO OF MY HAND.
let go of my hand. let go of my hand.
you childish boy,
can't you see that it's time for you to leave?
I'm trying to be easy, i'm trying to start you on training wheels,
but sometimes you have to jump in the water
with no warning of how it feels.

'clean up this mess. fold this shirt!'
don't hang your head. don't close your eyes.
just come lay beside me. stay for me.
what a waste of an evening.
what a waste of seventy thousand thoughts,
and of four new wrinkles.
they could have been from smiling instead.

hey, look up boy.
the lamppost came on outside your window.
JUMP , LEONARDO, JUMP.
feel. breathe in. breathe out. embrace the summer sun.