X. Off-Spring

Mom, this may well be
the only time
our thoughts diverge.
In this matter,
we are of two minds.
I have admired you
and echoed you,
but the light of your faith
served only
to illuminate
my own unblazoned path.

You gave me life
but you could not give me
your peace of mind.

You,
my best friend,
gave me the ability
to search.
To find my way
alone.

Your mind,
as open and expansive
as your friendship
now reflects
my own light,
showing us together
under combined illumination.

~Flame RavenHawk