If anything happens I love you

the words 

             rrroll

                   rrroll

                           rrroll

yet they don’t.

our last words sank-

sank our hearts

weighed them 

D

O

W

N

what if they were our last words.

My mom is an owl

wiser than most

quiet but not ever silent.

kind with the drive to help her children

and

ANYONE

in need.

My father is like a cloud

comfortable and strong

he holds his children like a raindrop,

keeping me safe and sound.

When I’m fully formed

he’ll let me go

pitter patter

pitter patter

drop.

Dropping me into the world. 

If anything happens

I’ll never forget

your voice like an ocean

Crashing and rolling,

Salty but sweet.

Your smile is a sun

Beams of hope to everyone you meet

piece me together

our hearts will be one.

If anything happens

from the minute I was born

you nourished me like I was a flower

You guided me like a shining star to a sailor

The brightness blinding me,

As the cool night air rushes by my ears

If anything happens

 time marches

And soon you will be old

What comes next after that?

Will the wrinkles on your face be paper, 

or lines hard as a rock?

If anything happens

“Tomorrow is a new day.”

You told me millions of times

I’m sorry for my wrongs

I don’t know if I can ever make them 

                                                                                            Right

If anything ever happens, mom,

If anything ever happens, dad,

My love for you is space,

And space never ends.