Forgive Me, My Child

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Forgive Me, My Child

FORGIVE ME

MY CHILD...HOW UNFORTUNATE
THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THIS IN COMMON

EACH OF US...PLAYING A PART
THAT BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE

ME...THE FATHER
YOU...THE MAN

FORGIVE ME...MY CHILD
FOR YOUR SHOULDERS ARE STILL SO SMALL
AND THE BURDEN...ENORMOUS

YOUR YOUTH DEPARTING...
MUCH SOONER THAN IT SHOULD

GUILTY...ARE MY YEARS
FOR THEY TOO ARE YOUNG

YOUR ANGER...TOO PASSIONATE
FOR A CHILD OF ONLY FIVE

MY FRUSTRATION...THOUGH JUSTIFIED
IS SO TERRIBLY MISPLACED

AND THE APOLOGIES...NOT ENOUGH
FOR YOU CAN'T EVEN KNOW WHY I AM SORRY

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bklynrizz commented on Forgive Me, My Child

10-31-2009

Nicely written. You make good points regarding the dilemma fathers face when raising children I feel his pain. It was similar feelings that prompted me to write A Rocks Magic, I'll Always Be There For You, and Time To Be A Man. Well done.

kdavidscott1 commented on Forgive Me, My Child

06-27-2009

Wow the frustrations of life can really leave you with words of apology for falling short on our missions of life...I felt these frustrations with my daughter - but I thank God for giving me the ability to still impact their life in the long run and giving me a relationship with them later on in life - proving the point better late than never... KD

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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