Tatertots Blues

Now most would say that I was wrong advising him this way Politically incorrect to ask he stand and pay

Southpaw Tate age 9

My son came home from school one day

worried bout what I'd say

A bully had been taunting him

he'd tortured him all day

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Now I could see the truth in this

boys tend to act not think

Unlike their female counterparts

they are the missing link

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For boys it’s all about the show

coming into their own

There is no escape for the child

who finds he stands alone

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Four years of Karate classes

all for one afternoon

When he'd have to stand like a man

called out from the saloon

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Next day he ran home all-alight

black-eye on one side too

His smile said he had stood his ground

friendships would start anew

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Next day they both trod side by side

beaten, battered and bruised

Tate along with his new best friend

each sporting black eyed blues

 

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Author's Note

My son got into little scraps and he said it was because they teased him calling him Tatertot LOL He came to like that name as it wore on him. I could spend all night trying to explain the behavior of boys.Truth is there is no reason or excuse for us lol.

Reviews

[TAO]

Nice. You know, I once gained a friend like this. And the advice that was given, same advice my father gave me. You know what makes this poem so good? It's real as it gets.

[-Scribe in Style-]

Hey!

Definitely well written. Boys will be boys and one day we'll say, men will be men.... It is the male race.
Though here I will not defend the female race, we are an unpredictable terror.

Beautifully written though!

[Siddhartha]

In the end it is every man for himself. Glad that you have instilled that courage in him.

[Allen Smuckler]

This is great...Tate
I want to say cute...but it goes much deeper than that
Being an ex teacher /guidance counselor...it would have been a great tool for teaching..
room for much discussion
I loved it
allen

[CherryBomb]

very different! greatt!

[patricia]

Great poem, and so true, I brought my kids up not to hit back, until I saw that sometimes you have to make a stand. I especially liked...Four years of Karate'classes...all for one afternoon. I enjoyed this peice a lot, Thanks.

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Tate,

As always, sentiment is bang-on. Greatly enjoyed, my friend.

Yes, there are many painful lessons we learn growing up. Your son just learned one and you gave excellent counsel.

All the best,

Rick

[Norma M Sutton]

lol Tate I love it. The group of girls I went to school with were ruthless. I'd much rather of had a black eye lol

[Yo Diggity]

I def. feel that the second half of this flowed much better than the first. Having found myself in quite a few scraps as a kid I found this easy to identity with. Nice work.

[Fallacy Pharmacy]

This is beautiful! If I was a mother and had a boy in a similar situation I would advice him to do so,too! I love the rhyming and the way this poem just seems to flow; it really put a smile on my face. Oh and that song is just brilliant!