Part of Me

Part of Me
By Larry Linville

Part of me
Clings to the small child she was
A decade ago
Pushing her in a swing
Making her laugh until she hiccupped
Kissing her “boo-boos”
And applying a band-aid
Watching cartoons on TV
When I’d rather see a ballgame

Part of me
Feels like it was just yesterday
Listening to the piano
And those monotonous scales
With the starting and stopping
And those clashing notes
Watching her hit the T-ball
Wondering if she’d run toward first or third
And
As a taller girl
Getting rebounds and shooting the basketball

Part of me
Can’t realize
She’s comes so far
As an all-state musician
An accomplished pianist
An inspired Christian
Who knows her goals
For her life ahead

Part of me
Sees her parents in her
Sacrificing and sharing
In bad times and good
Nurturing the talents she inherited
As she mirrored them both
Providing a home where church was central
And serving
Was a response to God’s grace

Part of me
Is trying to capture
How I felt as a Senior
Excited to take life’s next step
On my own
Scared and yet determined
To fulfill my “call”

Part of me
Can hardly wait
To watch her grow
And take her place
As an outstanding citizen
With accomplishments galore

All of me
Overflows at the gift of love
I receive from her
By who she is
And what she will become
To bring so much to so many

And, all of me
Thanks God
She’s
Part of me.

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