What you taught me.

 

WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME!


When you yell at me,
You taught me
that anger is a split second away from violence.
When you tell me
that I can do nothing right;
you've taught me the fear of achievement.
When you leave me alone with strangers,
that you barely know;
You've taught me,
that if something they do to me,
won't matter to you.
When you beat me in rage,
I beg for death,
in order to get out.
When your anger is filled with hate,
I treat others with bitterness.
When I come to you for comfort,
And I am ignored;
You've taught me that my feelings don't matter.
When I make mistakes,
and you condemn me with the words of "Hell".
I've learned there are no second chances.
When I see you steal from others,
you've taught me to take what I want.
when you lie to me,
I've learned that my life is filled with fairytales.
Of all the things you've taught me,
then you wonder why I act the way I do,
Then ask yourself?
What you taught me?


By: Chong N. Kim
1-14-01

Reviews

[Carey Lenehan]

Heartfelt reflection of parent to child, learned to learner, teacher to taught. Struck a chord with me, especially the stark honesty of the lines and the perception of the rationale. Great write.

[Tony Hwilka]

We are what we are taught and hope we have the good sense in reasoning what is right and what is wrong. A good write on every day life. Tony

[Mr. Lopez]

A beautiful reflection of patterns of life repeated .We are only as wise as our teachers in many respects. I really liked this poem.

Mr.Lopez