An Invasion

Given the freedom to choose whom

I would love, I chose you - and daily I

try to plumb the depths of your heart

and provide a safe space where you

can live your dreams and ideas

As you struggle with the boundaries

of reality, spoiling those you love yet

also instilling discipline - I feel your

frustration as new possibilities run

away creating new events which

You did not want to invade our life

where our home is our castle and

strangers are not free to roam; as

you grumble about the prospect

of an invasion by young aliens

I understood how precious you see

our life, how carefully you arrange

everything to keep our world safe

but safety becomes a prison, we

need challenge and adventure