Unconditional Love

I saw a picture of you today,
and all those old feelings and memories
came flooding back to the surface.
How I used to hold you in my arms,
stare into those big brown eyes,
and fall into them,
and in love with you.
I swore my undying love,
that I would never let you go,
let harm come to you.
But you left anyway.
I saw a different face smiling back at me today.
Different from the one I last watched 8 months ago,
as I put a boy on a train.
Now I see the man you are becoming.
You've had your adventures
as you've travelled the world.
Now I see that self-assured confidence
shining through from the otherside of the globe.
You have the world
(and the girls!)
at your feet.
I am proud to see you grow, mature,
from boyhood to manhood.
I said goodbye to a boy, all those months ago,
I can't wait to say hello to the man, in a few more.
A boy,
A man,
My son.
Can't wait to see who you have become.