I’ve been holding your hand for far too long now <br />- your palm is hot as a swamp <br />- your thick fingers turn my knuckles white <br /> <br />I can’t run so fast or far <br />And there’s not enough water for me here <br /> <br />There were days when you carried me everywhere <br />- brushed my hair <br />- rubbed lotion on my scars <br />And there were no monsters <br />- hiding under the bed <br /> <br />I watched a daisy bloom with you <br />I walked along the beach with you <br /> <br />But I kept counting candles <br />And I grew too tall for your shadow <br />And I learned <br />- you’re just a man <br />- and you too can lie <br /> <br />I can’t run so fast or far <br />And there’s not enough water for me here <br /> <br />It’s time <br />- that I learned to grow <br />- legs of my own<br /><br />Kim McInnis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/from-a-pond/
