pop

there is no place to begin
except…
he has been there
at all of my beginnings
too many to list
though, all of them have meant my life
to me
a firm place to push off from
a gentle place to land
when i hover or falter
then fall,
a constant continual
voice of encouragement
helping me brush myself off
and try again
through everything he has been there
my constant companion
pushing me to be
my best
not for him
for me

glb /// “pop”