Vessel

A baby is a vessel And each caretaker proceeds To slowly fill him up with what That person thinks he needs. So while some will teach him numbers, Colors and the ABC’s, Others may tap into music Or identifying trees. There’ll be teachers for the extras – Tennis, swimming, Tae Kwon Do And instructors in the schools Dispensing what he needs to know. But the ones who are the closest Fill that vessel with what counts And the lessons that are learned, Of course, in varying amounts Are the values that will be absorbed For perpetuity As each drip into that vessel Forms the person he will be.