Untethered

For myself and so very many others ...

Untethered
by Lyn Marinello

There's a special sort of blessing
That takes place upon this earth
Literally tied, in womb, to Mom
At conception through to birth
Dependent for all food and growth
Gestation creates a home
A safe and peaceful haven
No matter where we may roam
Next we're bound by apron strings
As childhood rushes by
Always testing elasticity
As we spread our wings to fly
Then into young adulthood
We feel trapped under their thumb
Like we're never going to get away
About to surrender and succumb
Time passes by, we build our lives
Perhaps those calls out of obligation
Forced to travel for the holidays
Interactions faced with trepidation
We tend to get annoyed
By the volume that you use
By the layers that you wear
Or the phrases that you choose
The calls become infrequent
The visits dwindle in their number
And reaching out seems so mundane
A weighty task that we encumber
And then, as life so often does,
We take a curveball to the chin
We're shown that life is very fragile
And reality sets in
The strolls down memory lane
Seem a much more frequent walk
And every day a call is made
For unimportant, idle talk
But we have to come to realize
That ever chat's essential
Tidbits that are tossed our way
Are savored; reverential
We help you put the layers on
With the volume, we add captions
We sit patiently to help you out
With these newfangled contraptions
Holidays are cherished
Embellished with your every phrase
Happy to bound our tired wings
Content to share an afternoon laze
There is not much we wouldn't do
To be tied in apron strings once more
To arrive at your little dated abode
And have you waiting at the door
But time is like the ocean
A grand ebb and equal flow
An Angel brings a brand new life
A tenured soul must go
A connection once so intimate
So pure and absolute
Has swayed and frayed and frazzled
But now stands faithful; resolute
They've shared every bit of self
Sometimes disheveled and often weathered
Their steadfast love has paved a guiding path
As we now travel on untethered