Paul Bell

The Sleepy Hollow

The day innocence disappeared

As life was created down by the Sleepy Hollow

The days of great sayings

Children bringing up children

We did okay for a time

Sadly, maturity does what it always does

Brings new horizons

Sets new goals

We were okay about it

Others weren’t

Maybe they couldn’t see beyond the hill

Time moved on, and the bond was broken

Years later, you found your soulmate

A second child was born

I found out later, a girl

I was leading my life

So in a way, it wasn’t my business

Just made it more final  in a way

I agreed you should take full custody

It was the right thing to do

Upset some

But it was always me and you

I passed by the Sleepy Hollow

Maybe just to understand

It was wild and overgrowing

Pushing further to the road

Someday it would reach beyond the hill

Never looking back

I would be waiting.