My Son's Keeper

My son how I love him.

                                                Little Tate and I

I am my life's sole keeper

in the garden of my dreams

Within it dwell the great hopes

along with all my schemes

 

Why for me only the hard way

has taught my mind since youth

Does it seem could be no other

than a fact and cold hard truth

 

I chose the road that I tread

from my bold disdaining action

I would never listen to another

except to my own satisfaction

 

Lucky that he knows me not

for my sadness hides regret

As they who think to know me

know less the nearer they get

 

My son how I do love him

touching most his dreams within

But all I want for his heart

is to not go where I've been

Author's Note

How often we look back on the road that wound through our lives? Only to find it would have been much better if we had taken the easy way. But perhaps some of us are destined to blaze trails yet unknown. It was so with me. And yet I can't but think how much I wish something different for my own son. None of us wish our children to hurt others .Nor do we want to see them in pain.

Reviews

[The Old Ashes]

O.K.
so I try not to completely shower the writer with praise
when I write a review
but oh my god..
I'm such a crybaby lol I'm welling up.
That picture for starters
just looking at it
while reading this
but the way you ended it..
oh my goodness.
I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. My favorite song is With Arms Wide Open by Creed...
the power of a parents love for a child.
Wowzers.
in short
I loved it
:) You're an amazing writer
They say that in order to write well,
you must write about what you know.
What you're familiar with.
This is a spectacular piece coming from an emotion you know well.
Pity this thing won't let me rate over 100.
You'd have a 110/100

[Aria]

when your son reads this he'll know even moreso how much you care about him. you tend to write simple poetry that are profound. it's a great talent not every poet has. good work.

[Geralyn Miller]

Every truly good and loving parent hopes their children will not repeat
the mistakes they made in their you. You are more wise than you know
and have given your son what you did not have, a stable home and
present Father. A treasure I would wish for every child.
You have written so eloquently of the regrets of your youth and the hopes
for your son. This is both a great poem and a lesson for young men racing
headlong into the future without thought.

[Alicia™]

The last stanza is definitely my favorite… This is a really meaningful poem.

[George Love]

Heart warming work, very heartfelt and sincere. Excellent

[Marie Harrison]

Very sweet poem, that's touched my heart.

[Liza]

i see your inner child in your son
a very healing type of love..it seems

[River Wilson]

Now thats real fatherly love, to wish so deeply that your son does not got through the pain you have experienced amazing. Its a pain i cant understand yet, and you describe it with such intensity.
Thanks Tate, this is such an insight.

[The Old Ashes]

I'm dropping in for the.. fourth time? to say..
I love this poem.

[Brokensoul]

Parents do wish the better for their children and hope they don't have to face the hardships that they did. Very Emotional and touching piece.

[Bear]

and one day, your son may realize that for you, he did not have to go where you had been. You might be the key that'll keep his path more golden than your early path and hopefully he'll take you along his golden road; sharing his experiences with you.