In Slow Motion

don't let me stop you

from taking the path

you want to pursue.

don't let the winds

tell you where to go

or how to choose.

don't let your family

bring you close and

whisper no's at length.

don't let the day

dictate your mood

or your urge to cry.

don't let this time

be one of sorrow

and joy run dry.

don't let love

flee from you

and out of grasp.

don't tell me

you have no fight

or will to go on.

what you need

is more than

I can give.

what you want

is to stand

on your own.

what you see

is a sea of stars

leading to coasts

unexplored.