Slow Down

My darling child,

Lets slow down

Let's take a breath

Let's play around

What is the rush

Where are we going

Let's take our time

Let's do some toying

Fast fast fast

Hurry up they say

Grow grow grow

Any cost you pay

If we get there now

Does it really matter

If we are the first

Or we get there later

My darling child

The journey is the fun

We will finally get there

Crawl, walk or run

What is the point

Of life being a race

Let's take things slow

At our own pace

Let me catch my breath

From all the scurry

Let me hold you more

What is the hurry

Already a boy

You are no more a baby

Pretty soon you will be a man

And I, an old lady

Days turned to months

Months turned to years

Years will become decades

If I don’t shift my gears

Time slows done for no one

Yes I already know

But for my mama heart

It's bittersweet to see you grow

So my darling child,

Lets slow down

Let's take a breath

Let's play around

- Love,

Mum