he let go when he saw the carnival grounds,
ran to jump around the strangers and their toddlers

among them, now suddenly more confident of his height,
he seemed taller and no longer mine

his hand was certain of its own movements,
freely flailing of a happy nature

independence is best when it first begins,
the contrast makes everything appear clearer

the blue and the orange each on their own.

the rides are for children only,
i watch from a distance as the planes go overhead.