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Lessons

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My mama taught me to love others
In hope that others would love me.
But one thing she forgot to teach
Was that love isn't always meant to be.

My father taught me to be strong,
Strong as an iron fist.
But he never taught me strength doesn't last for long,
How to deal with fear when it is taken by the mist.

My teachers taught me to be smart
To try and understand the mysteries of life.
But they never taught me how to deal with fear,
How to turn and run faster than a thrown knife.

My friends taught me to smile
How to laugh and play and be free.
But they never taught me how to fight off the darkness,
How to conquer and kill the Killer of Glee.

My husband taught me to be loyal
because loyalty is all there can be.
But he never taught me how to fight the temptations,
How to avoid the fruit on that forbidden tree.

My lost child taught me the song of sorrow,
the never ending chasm of sadness and pain.
That lost child taught me to pretend to smile,
To force myself to dance in the bitter, acid rain.

My Children taught me to be brave,
to hold my head high and turn my lips up in a smile.
But I had never been taught how to protect them, always
that I had to learn from me.

In the end I learned so many things
How to love, trust, smile and be free.
So now there is one last thing I can do,
before I die... I can learn to be me.
I'm not sure how the hell I came up with this one.... I was watching Doctor Who and my fingers started to itch so I just grabbed a paper and had a go at it. Hope you like it, too bad if you don't. Its about learning to be yourself regardless of others telling or teaching you how to be.
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artistic-heart13's avatar
Inspiring and truthful. Amazing piece.