Monday, April 29, 2013

Wings


We’re told that when we raise our kids,
We have to give them wings
To see what’s out there in the world –
The plus and minus things.

They learn of love and friendship;
They discover hate and fear.
Their grasp of life and how it works
Grows clearer by the year.

From choices laid in front of them
They settle on a route,
Forsaking our opinions
Which to them are often moot.

We stand there on the sidelines
And there’s not a thing to say;
For once the wings are good to go,
They’ll likely fly away.

2 comments:

  1. don't forget we're told to give them wings AND roots. wings to fly (not necessarily away) but roots to always bring them back....

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