Teach Me
Teach me not to loathe,
Yet give me endless reasons to.
Teach me to be strong,
Yet break me into pieces.
Teach me to be understanding,
Yet don't give me one reason to understand.
Teach me not to yell,
Yet yell at me and cause me to.
Teach me to keep my mouth shut,
Yet allow yours to verbalize everything.
Teach me not to hurt others,
Yet hurt me incessantly.
Teach me to be compassionate,
Yet never display compassion yourself.
Teach me about being independent,
Yet don’t give me an opportunity to be.
Teach me to be trustworthy,
Yet don’t give me a chance to validate myself.
Teach me to be pardoning,
Yet never pardon me.
Teach me to follow rules,
Yet don’t adhere to the rules yourself.
Teach me to respect others viewpoints and thoughts,
Yet never respect mine.
Teach me everything I need to know to live in this world,
Yet demonstrate how useless everything you taught me really is to you.
Copyright © Amanda Melton | Year Posted 2006
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