Heart-strings

Someone once said having a son or daughter is like having your heart ripped out of your body and then watching it walk around by itself, fragile and exposed.

I'd only add, that for me it still feels like they're attached. And I'm not even the one who physically gave birth to them.

This is about as far as I can comfortably bear to let the heart-string out today.

I will let them go when it's time; that's what Mum & Dad did for me.

But not just yet.