MENTOR

They say he is cut from a different cloth Dances to a different drummer Walks with a steady stride where he goes Offers all enough respect to earn his Finds humor in his own foibles as well as yours Values lessons taught by puppies and babies Will not give you the time of day but will spend it with you He can change and diaper a baby and rock her to sleep And later how to spit and change a tire He will stand, grit his teeth, and allow you to grow In knowledge, strength, belief and let you experience All that goes with knowledge, strength and beliefs He will offer warnings and cautions while hiding his fear For there is a difference between lessons that are taught And lessons that are learned through experience He will find humor in the hardest lessons And lessons in the laughter of learning He is a pain in the ass For he challenges himself In the same way he challenges you I believe we have all met them Those who lead without asking others to follow Who teach as they pass through our lives Leaving us to smile and whisper “thank you”