The eye that sees, always cries.
The mouth that speaks, often lies
the smile of many, is to insist
on making you believe, that trust exists.
Pay attention, my beloved son:
use the body to stay, the spirit to run;
the courage to breath and wisdom to earn;
the power to conquer and mistakes, to learn.
You'll need lots of mistakes, and the worst defeat
to command the wind and bring the sun at your feet.
You'll need to cry rivers to make your ocean vast,
then talk nicely and smile to bring fish to your nest,
so that the shark that's inside you can feed with haste,
and you will grow bigger and wiser than the rest.
But remember one thing about your ocean creation:
the tears you use must all be yours,
so that while you build your castle, you'll learn all its doors.
Though beware of smiley friends and Mother Temptation.