Lament

This is the world I meant

Couldn't you listen

Couldn't you stay content safe behind walls

As I could not

Now you know what's out there in the world

No one can prepare you for the world

Even I

How could I who loved you as you were?

How could I have shielded you from her?

Or them

No matter what you say

Children won't listen

No matter what you know

Children refuse to learn

Guide them along the way

Still they won't listen

Children can only grow from something you love

To something you lose