Conversation With A Child

Your parents are just as scared as you are

This may sound slightly bizarre

I assure you, it's perfectly true

Wait just a second, and read on, I'll prove it to you....

Let me explain

This new found idea of mine

It's perfectly reasonable

Just remember. One at a time

They have fears

Worse than anything we can imagine

They are our worst nightmares

Even like being eaten by a dragon

They have the same blood

As you and I

But they are also

A little more ready to die

They know of life

And what it can do

They know of strife

And the consequences it can have upon  you

All they want

Is to have you safe and sound

But the way you see it

You're party bound

You care not

For the sacrifices they make

You have love only for

The amount of risks you take

But let me tell you

What a mistake that will be

Later in life

You will soon see

The results will be tragic

Strong, and powerful, like an oak

But it can't be fixed with magic

Because you've only just gone broke

And now what is your answer?

Oh dear, loving child?

Go crying back to mommy?

Who's terrible punishment now seems so mild....

Oh, please, I'm so lost...

...But with you mum, I'm found

Your poor loving parents

Have loved you all these years

Even after all your trouble

They open their arms as you draw near

You see what you've done

What love really means

You find your own heart

Tangled, messed up, now bursting at the seams

Soon they will be gone

And you will too

But the real question is

Who will your children look up to?