Safely Tethered

Life did not seem to be good.

I was on the cusp of taking off

To be yanked back to the soft

Landing of my parents’ ideas of what I should

Be and accomplish in my life.

When deciding what to pursue

Whether or not to go to Purdue

I was bound to have some strife.

But she was my salvation.

A bargaining chip, you could say.

To keep me from sharing a room

And paying ungodly tuition

A gift to keep me from going away.

And her love and kisses have kept me from doom.