Saying goodbye to the girls was harder than I thought
we all three actually cried
but I said
I will be back
they said they knew it
and all the love between us
was in our eyes
the plane was lifting off
and like a piano solo
I watched how the sky
hugged me
I felt it
when I closed my eyes
a bright jade color wrapped me up
and my body started to vibrate
not sure who noticed
I did not even care
I was listening to Thunder Road
and felt the windows
sweeping up my hair
I knew that being in the moment
was how I could survive
looking forward
walking one step at a time
I felt my mom's presence
it was above me
around me
hugging me
suddenly this loud piercing in my ear
sounded
and I thought the words I heard
were
I am with you
but as soon as I heard them
I doubted them
did that really happen
I opened my eyes
we were in the clouds now
I had lost track of time
I did not need my phone anymore
I felt liberated.