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
Copyright © William Smith | Year Posted 2014
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