there are things i can tell you
and things you have to find out yourself
i remember
when you were still small
all we did was eat, sleep and play
i would read you the books you picked from the shelf
you even needed a little chair to get to them out of the cupboard

you used to park all your toy cars on the carpet
all in the same direction,
close together, your collection

now you're taking the train to school
and all i can do is hope i taught you well