Attachment Theory

Begins with maybe crying
for a minute when not 
so long ago sleep came 
without a second thought

Occasionally crawling
into distracted arms
for the presence lacking
momentarily

I’ve not been tracking 
each independent milestone
except when the obvious
becomes apparent 

The truth is each child
will let you know 
their own mind
when they want to 

They somehow know 
saying goodbye
is the habit of a lifetime
and can wait

a little longer