We took our sixteen year daughter
To mark off a concert 
From a every teenage,
“bucket lister’s dream” list

We had to part at the gate
Too many things we’d carried in
“Rules had changed” they said
Unbeknownst to us

Lost in a sea of people 
Drenched in the cold rain
You made the trek back 
To the car to drop off 
Our too many things 
She stressed we wouldn’t find you

I felt the vibration of music 
Move up from the earth 
Through my feet into my chest 
The minutes you gone dredged on
It always feels this way 
When we’re apart

I looked on eyes wide
As we moved through the crowd 
“Hopeless” she said 
I gave reassurance. 
To which she didn’t believe. 

We stopped to take a breather. 
I felt the rain on my face. 
Breathed in the humid breeze. 
Decided to “feel” my way to you–
I exhaled and opened my eyes. 

There was no stress, 
No wonder….
I just knew. 
I knew I would find you. 

As I continued to move through the crowd, 
she followed behind me, 
near near tears, holding my hand all the while. 

Everyone else faded away…
As I turned the corner of a vendor tent–
Standing in the rain, 
there you were. 
Green eyes wide, 
Curls soaking wet, and 
falling down your shoulders. 

My heart smiled. 
Just like countless times before…. 
When all I see is You.