On Lawnmower Parenting and Chosen Ones

by Lynne Sargent

How often

does a parent make

then fulfill a prophecy

on behalf of their child?

Creating dragon

and dragon slayer

carefully searching for prophesized traits

decreeing needs and declaring strengths

crafting omens that were sung

as lullabies

making greatness

making

the font of all creations

foretelling and forbearing

every babe’s wail, a cry:

whose hero

would you have me be?