10 years ago… where even was I 10 years ago?

Oh.

 

I remember now

 

Finally crawling out of my ghost form

that I had taken on to keep myself safe

and free of any attachments

lest I had to flee again

 

Not like the reason I fled three years prior was about to happen again

 

Children change everything

no matter if they stay with you

or don’t

and I was still getting used to

my heart living in another city

 

I thought if I never get attached

to anyone again

I would never be in a predicament

to have to give up my heart again

and watch it leave

 

But of course, I was wrong

 

The kids who work for me

have become my kids

and I will counsel, protect, and defend them

teach and hopefully guide them

before I watch them walk away

 

It’s easier now though

 

My son is now 13 instead of 3

my kids keep in touch and sometimes return to me

my friends keep me from being a ghost

this town has come a home to me

and I am happier now