leaving

it's definitely your voice

reassuring timbre i know so well

but the words changed

or maybe my hearing

i used to think

you knew it all

could speak any language

right any wrong

but those shoes don't fit anymore

now the world is bigger

i miss the comfort

protection and safety

band-aids for my owies

your confident calm

but you don't have

all the answers

i have to grow up

rely on bigger shoulders

familiar with my weight

and hands with holes that hold