PARENTAL GUIDANCE

What makes a child smile

With the frivolity of youth

The ease of holding parents at bay,

is a problem that is moot

Although some doctors would rather tell

of actions not-withstanding

Their hands are tied by laws and such

the child smiles while grandstanding

And then within the scope of things

These feelings are well past

The child, in parents arms crying

"How long does this pain last?"

When finally child and parents meet

as trials and failures open doors

With hearts and love, and sacred thoughts

Family guidance returns to the fore