Turning Point

This moment came for me that is on the morning my son was born When my thoughts turned from mine to his whereby a better man was sworn

Tate with Mitchel his cousin 5yrs old

Upon delivery of Tate

I decided to cast some rules

Become the master of his fate

by using knowledge as if tools

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The first rule cast for us back then

to never publicly disgrace

I think important to all men

of every color and race

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The second was to listen hard

to whatever he has to say

Only then would I think to tell

how the situation might weigh

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The third and final thought I had

to make him learn to love himself

Not to assume that he is bad

for what I'm guilty of myself

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There comes a time, when we face truth

only then do we change our ways

Cast out the follies of our youth

place in memory childhood days

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Author's Note

It is a humbling thing to create a child. To see yourself through their eyes. Most men believe death the great equalizer. It isn't true at least for those who have passed away. The truth is the great equalizer is the birth of your own child. Only then do we fear the truth and realize our actions have consequences. We realize then everything we ever do from that point on will be studied and mimicked in fine detail. Reflecting good or ill upon our children's future. With them go the hopes and dreams of all humanity.

Reviews

A true honest piece, you will be at a time when all will go so naturally.... I loved it, because we propagate resulting in the evolution of every father, there is and shall be a new father, sometimes the opposite and there are difficulties, other times, there is true luck, and we should take all out of that. But be aware of the good and beautiful things in life, always, this write is not to late, it's a eye-opener... The message is so clear, from which part of the world we were born, be good to them. They are our future.

It's beautiful. Thank you Tate.

E.L.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Indeed it invokes the gliding sense of thought to clarify the point make, well done, good read.

[Lydia Blackwell]

tate the great- its been a while. nice to hear some good positive messages about being a parent. some days are harder than others where that is concerned. i think the teen years are the hardest. it is certainly a challenging position and one that we always second guess ourselves....

[Tate Morgan]

Lydia man I have missed you Nice to see you here,I too now wear glasses lol

[Tate Morgan]

My son is now driving and I have been lucky he hasnt been trouble i do have something to tell you .Drop me a line when you are online

[An owl on the moon]

I remember when you first posted here, my friend... years back... How your words give such wisdom or interpret the folly of this world... every line filled with insights and desires... a heart that longs for a better world, for us and our children. Thank you so much for showing us your heart, and letting us share just a small piece of your life.

[Tate Morgan]

And remember how humbled and honored I was to be befriended by a one well known poet here Named Craig.Thank you
Your friend
Tate

[WindSong]

A beautiful and well written poem to be proud of!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

definitely beautiful words from our Tate.......wonderful and honorable.

[Tate Morgan]

Love you too Hope dad is ok .Thinking of you

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thanks Tate, we are taking it one day at a time :)

[Kes]

This is very sweet. :)
Great work.
K

This makes me want to be a better person :) Very honestly written.. There can be nothing more humbling and world changing then knowing you are responsible for new life. Thank you for sharing

[~LadyWolf~]

Beautiful poem! I loved it :) It is amazing what two people can create!

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This shines a light on what is most valuable in life.... to give the message of truth and integrity. To be a parent harbors a heavy weight that we carry around, wishing our children would have the ability to know and understand what we instill in them. Our hopes and dreams for them are so fragile, we can only try to nourish the good as best we can. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful message of hope for your son.

[Wondering Mind]

my turning point was when my youngest was born... I kept listening to Creed's "With Arms Wide Open"... This reminded me of those days. As always, beautiful writing