Letter to Ash: When You Cry
It’s tough being a 10-year-old 5th Grader, during a pandemic.
September 3, 2020 | 11:21 PM | COVID-19 SIP Day 134
Ash (19 months) & Me in Monterey, CA.
December 29, 2011
Ash,
I wrote this poem for you while you were sleeping. I really wanted to come in and snuggle you, but I also wanted to respect your alone time.
When You Cry
September 3, 2020 | 11:02 PM
Ash, when you cry
I feel your distress
I hear how scared you feel
I see the pain in your face.
When I reach out to you
My instincts try to hug it away
Comfort and console
Your heart and your mind
Aching in pain and fear.
My heart breaks for you
My eyes cry for you
My words want to shower you
With hope.
I want to embrace you in my arms
Hug you so close to my heart
So that my heartbeat
Brings you comfort and reassurance.
Ash, when you cry
Believe me when I tell you
That you are a good boy
That you can get through this challenge
That you can win over this frustration.
You can be the boy who overcomes
The challenges that brings him to anger.
You can be the boy who meets his fear
With bravery and self-confidence.
You can be the boy who can do
What he thinks he cannot.
You can be the boy who does these things
Because you are that boy who can do it.
I believe in you, Ash,
Even when you do not believe in yourself
Even when you tell yourself mean words
Even when you push me away
Ash, I believe in you.
You are my heartbeat.
You are my sunshine.
You are my shooting star.
You are my son.
Love you with all of my heart,
Mom