Sweetest Kind of Terror

from My Utopia is DIY by Nedjo Blake

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Though you’re bigger now than I am
still I want to wrap you in my arms
I want to draw a circle in the sand
that will protect you from all harm
I want to shield you with my own mistakes
from every pain I ever knew
But I know that just as I did
you’ll have to find your own way through.

When I see your inner beauty
I feel a rush of joy inside
I want to shout aloud to all the world
I want to share my welling pride
I want to paint a banner with your name
and raise it high for all to read
But I know that too much watering
will flood the budding seed.

And it’s the sweetest kind of terror
watching while you come of age
knowing all the battles you have yet to wage.
It’s the sweetest kind of terror
watching while you come of age
knowing all the battles you have yet to wage.

Once I thought I was your teacher
now I see how much I learn.
Once I played the intrepid leader
now I try to take my turn
Once I hovered close for every step
that you ventured on your own
but I know that part of growing up
is learning how to walk alone.

When the changes flow too quickly
I want the rush of time to slow
I want to freeze this moment in its frame
I want to never let it go
I want to build a cabin in the woods
where we can dwell forevermore
but I know the stream needs freedom
if it’s to reach the ocean’s shore.

And it’s the sweetest kind of terror
watching while you come of age
knowing all the battles you have yet to wage.
It’s the sweetest kind of terror
watching while you come of age
knowing all the battles you have yet to wage.

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from My Utopia is DIY, released June 30, 2018

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