Piss and Vinegar
piss & vinegar
“the kid’s gonna be full of
piss & vinegar,”
they might say,
when gathered round in a
family function &
watching the little one run amok,
or they might see her/him throw a ball &
deduct that the kid will certainly be a
famous football player,
or when the little one whines,
suddenly the rock star is born---
all of this resides in the dreaming mind of the
parent,
but means nothing in the great scheme of the
little one’s life to come,
for s/he will be everything that was never imagined &
part nurture, part nature,
there might be a chance,
if you’re lucky,
that s/he turns out
happy,
which is much more important
than any of the lives you wish you had led,
which you thrust on the life of
a kid whose barely begun yet.
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