Eton Langford Poet Rhyme

Misgivings

Words often used to chide a child
   Grew deep within his soul
Where, as their taste was never mild,
   They took a hefty toll.

They never meant or mattered much
   To those who caused him pain,
Yet, full of scorn, they swiftly touched
   And made him grieve in vain. 

From those few words grew up in him
   Misgivings harsh and great
Which filled his life’s cup to the brim
   And made him weep with hate. 

Throughout his youth and later days
   He tried to break the curse
Which cast him into its dark maze
   And claimed his universe. 

Now old, he may perceive at last
   The irony of fate, 
Though many tests he had to pass
   His heart to liberate.

What might seem harmless at first sight
   Can cause a heavy scar
Which throws the soul into the night
   And makes it stray afar. 

Once time has passed, there’s no return
   To childhood’s fleeting days;
Let every soul amain discern
   The coarseness of its ways.

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