Danielle Humphreys Poet Rhyme

Parents

Mothers have a duty
to the child they've born
Teach them not to need you
Teach them to be strong

Teach them all you know
Guide them as they grow

One day when the time comes
When the child is grown
You cannot be with them
Everywhere they go

That's when they must know
How to stand alone

All that you have told them
All that you have shown
When you can't be with them
That will guide them home

Teach them as they play
How to find their way

Mother is beside you
Child of my own
Unto you I've imparted
All that I have known

Now it's up to you
Let it lead you true

Child on your journey
Though I can't be there
I've done all I can to
Make sure you're prepared

Never be afraid
From the path to stray

Paths are there to show you
Where others walked before
But child I've prepared you
To be so much more

Leave the path you know
Make one of your own

One day on your journey
A parent you may be
Pass along the lessons
That you learned from me

Pass along as well
Those you learn yourself

It will  be your duty
To teach the child you made
Teach them not to need you
Teach them to be brave

Teach them how to stand
Without holding your hand

One day when they're older
They will leave your side
You must make them ready
To live their own lives

Teach them to be more
Than us who came before

Let every generation
Far surpass the last
Looking to the future
Learning from the past

Let the children be
Everything they dream

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