Suffer the Children...

What are your children learning,
     what yearnings do they have,
     what puzzles them,
     what muzzles them
     from asking questions?...
What have you taught them,
     what toy have you bought
     to distract them
     from the Truth?...
When did they lose
     their Innocence of Youth,
     when did they see
     the lies you tried to hide;
     the Ego, the Vanity,
     the Sin of Pride?...
We all learn from example
     but also from mistakes
     you need not possess the attribute,
     sometimes the reverse
     is what it takes...
Take the time to listen;
     learn from your children,
     remember when you turned away
     shaking your head,
     still wondering
     still pondering
     the questions left unanswered...
            July 23, 2014