William Smith Poet Rhyme

What They Need To Be Them

You teach them
You raise them
You rear them and then
 
You watch them 
You see them 
You hope they can fend

For themselves
In this place 
That you built then you lend

Them the reins 
To this world 
With the hope they defend

All your cares 
All your dreams 
All they won’t comprehend

All your work 
All your fears 
All your hope they will spend

All their time 
All there treasure
All there is just to tend

To the next 
To the new 
For the future lots end

Just to be
Just to have
Just to live without them

All in time 
Time for all 
Time to set a new trend

But we don’t 
Or we can’t 
Or we won’t as we send

Them our cares
And our dreams 
And our fears till the end

Based on love 
Based on pride 
With our will to intend

All the best
Life can be 
All they need to be them

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Kehinde Oluwaseun March 23, 2016 at 4:04 PM Great. Well expressed

Karissa Kelley March 21, 2016 at 12:26 PM So touching and well expressed, wow!!! Instantly brings my daughter to mind, you conveyed yours words beautifully. Thank you for sharing this emotional and uplifting poem. Xx