My Truth

Tate and I

This the question of existence

to be a good soul all my days

I find the problem in my years

setting example by my ways

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As I have tried to reconcile

with the conscience that rules my soul

I always find I come up short

never quite reaching that fine goal

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When I was young I ruled the waves

holding sway in every court

I did as my heart commanded

as if life were a game of sport

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But now that I am not alone

I find myself caring much more

How my character is perceived

and what I hide behind each door

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So now I have committed to

repairing the mistakes and flaws

Fixing all the things that went wrong

when I did not follow the laws

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I pray that I be successful

in changing my bad ways to good

To give my child a fighting chance

just as every father should

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If only I could travel back

to correct the sins of my youth

I could tell him to be like me

knowing I was telling the truth

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Author's Note

It hurts my soul to even think of some of the foolish misguided passions and mistakes my life once fed. Don't we all wonder what if? I suppose we all would like to be forgiven for the transgressions of our youth. If we could who among us would not go back and repair the damage we have wreaked? Every time I have been upset with my son. I think back to the wasteland that my youth devastated. I find it easy to forgive his little transgressions.
I'm proud to say my son is a better man than me. And my wife a better woman than I deserve. But I shall stay with her so long as she will have me and count my never ending blessings.

Reviews

[Rikkevi Rue]

hello friend. silly impractical humans that we are, burdened with a conscience that sees 20/20 in reverse and is about as blind as a bat when looking ahead, we are yet so amazingly compassionate and sentient that we endeavor to take the weight of the world on, as each of us were Herculean in our puny oh-so-ungodly stature! Yet the beauty of it is that our hearts are as big as the sky and surely as God-filled as our painfully lacking souls, which is what makes humans so dear in my estimation. We were certainly created in the image of a supreme being (not to offend anyones religious sensibilities here!)

What I love about your writing Tate Morgan is the humility that shines through as a palpable force, the goodness that runs like a river through every line of ink that rolls off your pen, and that you try harder than about anyone I know to own up! I like the way this piece has no ostentatious underpinning, but is just humbly honest. But I guess I just accused you of being Tate Morgan!

Perhaps there was a design in those "mistakes" you made, for are they not now propelling you in the direction of reflection and rise to a greater height? I always walk away from one of your pieces with a little more hope that when I started, because you rub off on a fella like that, it comes right out of the page and into my heart, for which I am always thankful.

[Tate Morgan]

Rikkevi you sue picked a good day for this review as today I the proud father humbly walk my daughter Aris down the aisle. This will forever be one these moments that define bothy existence and my soul . Thank you !

[Rikkevi Rue]

well you are always welcome Tate. I know the pleasure of seeing one's children progress on life's path as my own daughter and son are a constant source of chest swelling pride, humbling humility and uplifting joy. Congratulations on your success! ml, rikk

[patricia]

nice reminder to change our ways. Thanks Tate. Enjoyed your authors notes too.

[A. Fischer]

It is thoughts that I have myself. All the mistakes I've made, lessons learned.....they are tools that afford us the ability to rear our children (with the intentions of righting all the wrong) by guiding them to be greater than ourselves. My children have been my greatest motivation in life and I'm so proud to see them growing into such amazing young men!

[Mauricio Montoya]

love that first stanza so true so true, I always find wisdom in your work as I've said many a time in the past, i guess that's a part of life you're able to see and write.
great job, well done.

[Judy Ponceby]

Beautiful and so moving Tate. :) You no doubt make your son proud as well as your wife. :) Love the photo. Your words evoke your love for your son and your regret for past actions. Well done as always! :)

[Hayley]

Wow. The last stanza really says it all. The mistakes of childhood cannot be taken back. It just matters how you conduct the rest of your life and your efforts to becoming a better person after those mistakes. And just to add in here, your simplistic rhymes go perfectly with the subject matter every time you put pen to paper!

[angelina]

but the man today is made from the man from yesterday and from today, the man will be a man of the future. so the man should never be ashamed of who he was yesterday because he learned from his mistakes and took them to heart if not, then he will learn the harder way. existence is all about improving. if not for improvement, then what are we to strive for?

[Sunni Davis]

Its very important to have those mistakes to grow on. Its evident that you are growing, changing into a better person because you ask those "what if" questions.

[Andy Ruffett]

I love this poem. We all wonder about the big IF. But I wonder, if we changed the ways we regret, what path we would now leading ourselves on now that we've changed events?