I will push you, oh so gently...

I will push you

oh so gently

I will be there to

encourage your entry

I will never choose for you

or tell you what to love

I won't say "I approve of you if"

or sweep your troubles under the rug

I will not give you the freedom either

to make decisions a kid should not have to make

without guidelines and structure set, in love

I'm firm on what isn't right, what isn't safe

Oh, I wish I was pushed a little bit harder

encouraged to not give up on a such whim

I came to it late, and it would then frustrate

For it doesn't take one day to learn how to swim

and everybody is unique

I want you to know this

and be

Secure with yourself

not inflated or deflated

and true to yourself

striving for what's your best

It doesn't have to be the best "like the rest"

everyone has their own individual tests

it isn't a shame

and there's no one to blame

Everyone has a place

and their own unique face

you are awesome just the way you are

if you are honest and kind

It's ok to think of yourself too

to appreciate what comes to your own mind

I'll never make you feel bad

I'll encourage you to be glad

For yourself and for others

for your sisters and your brothers

and for mother earth too

in respect of father time

With both reason and rhyme

as children of the cosmos

my children, I walk a path

for you..

Though I may, at times, be wary

I am always here for you

whatever is your query

I will not hold a frown

I will not have you feel forgotten

I will not put you down

or make you feel ignored

You should never feel nervous to talk to me

nor should you be ignored

I am aware of not repeating

cycles from my own beginnings

though I too, am imperfect

honest and loving; over losing or winning

October 15th, 2012

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