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 uponĀ 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?