The Invitation

I’ve been thinking

My opinion on other parents

Can be pretty critical

But what kind of job have I done

I have some ideas of my own

But the only important review

Is yours

If I told you to tell me anything

If I said don’t protect my feelings

Decisions, over the years

Always tried to do the best I could

With what was available

But, I wonder, how do  you feel?

If I said, “I can take it”

Tell me anything

I only want for you to be happy

Free, healed of anything holding you back

So, if I’m one of those things

Bring it on

Might be hard

But we can do this

And we’ll both come out the other side

Stronger, better

The only way to be whole