Thoughts For the Young

Thoughts For the Young (written for the old) By Franklin Price 3/12/2015 Thoughts for the young this morning Are wandering through my brain Concern and need to help them cope To not let them miss the train Eager to find what life's about There's trepidation but not much For youth is of adapting Overcoming fear and such There are some lessons to be learned From these young adults we see It's not the world where we grew up It nevermore will be Do not covet them their youthfulness But help them through the fray For the simple lives when we grew up Are not their lives today Be a listening post to hear them Do not pontificate For they as you must find themselves And the direction of their fate Be a shoulder there to cry on If they ever have the need Wrap your arms around their shoulders Tell them you love them yes indeed Cheer them in their efforts Clap your hands and let them know That their achievements all mean something As through their lives they go Don't despair if they don't listen To advice that you may give You put it out there for them It is their choice in how to live