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For Children
And as I gaze into the eyes
Of small children, mind’s aloft
My heart can’t help but feel soft
Lean in close, voice low to their ear
I’ll tell them this so they may hear
Tell my tales I should not
Understand them, you will not
Life hasn’t weighed your plot
It isn’t even what I thought
People tell you things for help
Trust me, I ignored them in truth
They told me nothing for curious
Responses still i believed to be due
Honestly, I thought they were delirious
Shoving things told to the back shelf
Greedy to know; giving an angry yelp
Whatever they say I wanted to know
Embarrassed when they laugh too and fro
My own gut feeling knotted and low
Hidden away they keep things from you
Believe me so, they will always do
This is good, you don’t want these, no
Even when you think so, you shouldn’t
Those things thick and sticky as flem
Cloud your mind it will, Yucky and prudent
Haunt you through the night
Not time for that, it is not right
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I've had a lot of the children in my family asking a lot of questions recently and it reminded me of when I used to ask similar questions.