If we were vines

I would wrap around you

And I would strengthen you

You would grow higher

More sturdy and sure

And you would bloom

And I would bloom

Together

We would bloom

But as most vines do

You would also be free

To branch out

And see what there is

Of a world so very big

Freely and without thought

You would grow yourself

Persistently and obsessively

Farther from me

Into the world

Spreading your beauty

But…

I have your foundation

And I will always hold tight

Watching as you grow

More beautiful

Into the world