Lessons From Childhood Poem by Jim Yerman

As parents we work hard...
we constantly endeavor
To teach our children lessons
We hope will last forever...

Like kindness, acceptance, love...
compassion, sympathy and sharing
Like tenderness, humanity,
Like empathy and caring.

So when life gets confusing
when they feel lost...misunderstood
Their foundation will be strong
built on lessons from childhood.

Lessons meant to help them
In a world that can feel misbegotten
Lessons we hope they remember...

Lessons many...have forgotten.