Whats on my mind: I will not teach my children to hate How do I teach my children? Is it in the abundance of the words I say? Can words turn their hearts, When they are held in my actions sway; What example have I fashioned, Living in my day to day, Every harsh or cruel word, Molding hearts like pliant clay; What acts of kindness, Will influence their way, To which memory will they turn When passions begin to stray; When attacks defy reason, And retaliation seems the way, Which lesson will stay them, And let love rule the day; Please, let me not teach them A hardness of spirit or heart, Please, let me show them Where hatred doesn’t have a part; Let my actions be tempered, Make my words wrath turning, Let me lead them in deed, Now and forever learning; A softness of heart, Is not weakness implied, It is just the shining out, Of loves flame inside; Which flickering flame, I have sought carefully to tend, Until brightly it burns, In today’s fiercest wind; I do not fear times ravage, Nor put my trust in fate, I face the future with pride, I have not taught my children to hate Ron Simpson, Jr. October 20, 2001
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