To My Children, Gina and Will

I know you can't learn from where I went wrong And have to make your mistakes But oh how I yearn for you to be strong And able to live with heartaches Live life caring, loving, being kind Be true with all you meet Remember sharing a happy mind can make your life complete Feel your emotions, accept then decide How best to put them away Find someone you trust in to confide to help you on your way Fight every fear, move forward somehow it's the only way to feel free your lives and whatever is here and now Will find you a better place to be I love you both, with all my heart And hope you love with passion Remember growth will make you smart with feelings you never ration Into the rat race, I'll watch you go With tears but full of hope Whatever the case I hope you'll know A way to help you cope And my final wish for you my dears Is for your children to learn the same How loving honestly without fears Should be life's one main aim!