Now That I Am Older

Now that I am older, I see The world is not as safe as I thought it to be. As a child, I played And ran with my friends Not realizing that The world could just end. Never saw all the hatred Never saw all the wars Never heard of diseases Like the outbreak of SARs. Now that I am older, I see There were so many things Unapparent to me. I walked through the woods Never a thought for my harm Now dear ticks carrying disease Give me thought for alarm. My days fishing in the pond, Came quickly to an end After that poor boy drowned. I knew him, my friend. Now that I am older, I see That parents did more Than I thought, just for me. Protected? Well yes, They did that with ease But with so many children It was very hard to please. They stopped all the ugliness From entering our world So we could go about Just being boys and girls. They fought for a life To provide us with hope They taught us to stand So we’d learn to cope. They loved us with heart When they hit us with hand But I was a child then It is now, I understand. They loved us all equally Though favorites, it seemed. As a child, I wanted out To be at places I dreamed. I never gave a chance To those old folks at home As I entered my teens I started to roam. Not until on my own That I found out their worth It started with their love That they gave me at birth It still goes on today, The love that they gave. It’s always been there for us So we can be saved. Like God up above But with flesh and with blood I am thankful for them And for all their … Never ending Protective Disciplining Strong Teaching Providing Feeding Warming Sweet Love.